Telana Lynum Press & Reviews

Review in L.A. Weekly, Jan 24, 2007
PICK ..."In 2006, I was on the jury at CineVegas, which gave top prize to G.I. Jesus , because Colpaert has so vividly seized the contemporary moment, and explored it with his own eyes and conscience. He has also brought together a flawless cast: Arquette, Mota, Lynum and Farhad are phenomenally gifted, each an exciting new discovery. And he’s brought it all off on a shoestring budget. In the time since, Colpaert (best known as the producer of Gas, Food Lodging , Mi Vida Loca and The Whole Wide World ) has painstakingly reworked the film technically (which he shot on HDDV) to eliminate the once-flaring reds that distorted the action. The imagery is now crisp and feels “filmic.” Whenever there’s a bit of video-esque texture, it seems freely chosen, thematically appropriate to a war we know mostly through video, and — more importantly — innate to a story that asks us to sort out just what is real in war, and in having a conscience." (F.X. Feeney) | Read full review

Premiere Magazine, Fall 2006
Photos featured in the Fall 2006 issue of Premiere Magazine of Telana and the cast of independent feature film, GI Jesús at Cinevegas 2006:

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	Telana with director-writer Carl Colpaert, Patricia Mota, and Joe Arquette in Premiere Magazine's Fall 2006 issue.
More reviews: "...Marina (played by a 9 year-old firecracker named Telana Lynum)..." Hollywood Elsewhere "Telana Lynum is a 10-year-old find who seems ready for her own Nickolodeon show." The Hot Button, June 19, 2006 "Lynum steals scenes as the young daughter, Marina, who is the voice of sweet reason. Little Miss Lynum is a charmer." Las Vegas Weekly "They have an adorable daughter Marina, played here by Tempe, Arizona’s Telana Lynum. Mota, Arquette and Lynum are so believable in their roles you could swear at times you are watching a hidden camera of a real family that cared for each other." Polly Staffle (A CCF Entertainment site) More G.I. Jesus Press: Variety review (Jun. 13, 2006) Variety article on Grand Jury Award at CineVegas (Jun. 18, 2006) Backstage.com article (June 19, 2006) Additional reviews and photos at Cineville's website