Bubblegum social Satire
– Blogcritics, (Teenage Popstar Girl)
A great take on modern pop culture with a Stepford Wives overtone.
– Following the Nerd Radio [UK] (Teenage Popstar Girl)
Creates a somber, shadow-cast mood before exploding in pent-up emotion…
Look for more from the promising Azarian.
– Kam Williams, Syndicated Film Critic (Nihilistic Chick)
It’s not easy to cram 44 years of animal misery into one nine-minute documentary, but filmmaker Daniel Azarian has done just that.
– David Kirby (Author: Death at Seaworld), The Dodo (A Day in the Life of Lolita)
Director Daniel Azarian paints a compelling picture of Lolita’s situation.
– Emily Greenberg, San Juan Journal (A Day in the Life of Lolita)
Very innovative and shows a great deal of talent.
– Simon Young (Nihilistic Chick)
Azarian’s style suggests Edward Hopper on acid, David Lynch with a kaleidoscope twist…
Nihilistic Chick’s dark wit lingers long after the final shot. An iconoclastic little gem.
– Corene Lemaitre, The Source [UK] (Nihilistic Chick)
PRESS:
The Dodo, David Kirby “Lolita The Lonely Orca –” (A Day in the Life of Lolita)
CBS This Morning, “Endangered Star Whale” Featured (A Day in the Life of Lolita)
Blogcritics, “The Business of Reality: How Reality TV Is Harming Wildlife” by Daniel Azarian
State of the Oceans with Paul Watson and the Barbi Twins, Live Radio Interview (A Day in the Life of Lolita)
Gizmodo, “A Drone’s-Eye View of the Smallest, Saddest Orca Tank in the US” (A Day in the Life of Lolita)
The Weather Channel, “World’s Loneliest Orca Listed as Endangered” Featured (A Day in the Life of Lolita)
The Huffington Post, “In the Wake of Blackfish –” Featured (A Day in the Life of Lolita)
The Huffington Post, Mathew Spiegl (Free Morgan PSA)
PerezHilton – “An Important Message: Bullying is Violence,” Featured (Bullying is Violence)
Broadway World, “Teenage Popstar Girl Wins at 2013 London Independent Film Festival,” (Teenage Popstar Girl)
The Inquisitr, “Loneliest Orca,” (A Day in the Life of Lolita)
Vents Magazine, “An interview with the Actresses and Directors of Whisperado’s Teenage Popstar Girl,” (Teenage Popstar Girl)
One Green Planet, “Lolita, the Wild-Caught Orca May Be Released After 44 Years in Captivity,” (A Day in the Life of Lolita)
The Inspiration Room, Duncan Macleod (Teenage Popstar Girl)
Mongabay, “Save Lolita: new film urges release of captive killer whale,” Jeremy Hance (Save Lolita PSA)
San Juan Journal, Emily Greenberg”‘A day in the life of Lolita’ sheds light on the orca’s plight” (A Day in the Life of Lolita)
Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Candace Calloway Whiting (A Day in the Life of Lolita)
Hamptons.com, “Wake Up and Smell the Ocean,” Eileen Casey (Save Lolita PSA)
City World Radio, “Mia’s World” with host Mia Berman, Live Radio Interview (Official Selection Int’l Wildlife Film Festival)
Elephant Journal, “If She Was Human, Would You Help?”, Bryonie Wise (Free Morgan PSA)
MovieMaker Magazine, Jennifer Wood (Azarian Interview)
Digital Journal, Elizabeth Batt (Free Morgan PSA)
Global Shift, Gabi Moore (Save Lolita PSA)
Tim Zimmermann (Free Morgan PSA)
This Dish is Veg, Eric Fortney (Save Lolita)
FILM FESTIVALS:
37th International Wildlife Film Festival (Montana), Official Selection – A Day in the Life of Lolita the Performing Orca
2014 Green Screen International Wildlife Film Festival, Official Selection – A Day in the Life of Lolita the Performing Orca
2014 Big Apple Film Festival Film, Official Selection – A Day in the Life of Lolita the Performing Orca
2014 San Francisco International Ocean Film Festival, Official Selection – A Day in the Life of Lolita the Performing Orca
2015 Thunder Bay International Film Festival, Official Selection – A Day in the Life of Lolita the Performing Orca
2014 Blue Ocean Film Festival (BLUE) – A Day in the Life of Lolita the Performing Orca, Honorable Mention
2014 Wildlife Conservation Film Festival, Official Selection – A Day in the Life of Lolita the Performing Orca
2013 London Independent Film Festival (LIFF) – Teenage Popstar Girl, Winner, Best International Music Video
2012 Blue Ocean Film Festival (BLUE) – Save Lolita, Finalist
2012 Robot Film Festival – Teenage Popstar Girl, Winner
Hamptons Conservation Wildlife Film Festival – Save Lolita, Opening Night Presenting
Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival, France, Official Selection – Nihilistic Chick
WCFF 2013 – Save Lolita, Official Selection
Coney Island Int’l Film Festival, Official Selection – Nihilistic Chick
Trigger Street Film Festival, Official Selection – Nihilistic Chick
2012 Silicon Valley Film Festival – Teenage Popstar Girl, Official Selection
2012 Toronto International Film & Video Awards – Teenage Popstar Girl, Official Selection
IFP Market, Official Selection – Sociopath
AWARDS/FEATURED:
AOL Music – Featured (Teenage Popstar Girl)
TheCGBros – Featured (Making a Robot Popstar)
29th Annual Telly Awards – Bulletproof, Winner
-Silver – Commercial Production (highest honor)
-Bronze – Cosmetics category
-Bronze – Entertainment category
32nd Annual Telly Awards – Save Lolita, Winner
-Bronze – Non profit category
-Bronze – Public service category
Ads of the World – Black Tear, Featured
National APR, Eastman Kodak – Black Tear, Presenting
We Love Ad – Black Tear, Featured
2012 Gold Pixie Award – Circus Maximus Opening Titles, Winner
We Love Ad – Bulletproof, Featured
Woman Inspiring Hope and Possibility, Viv & A Movie, San Francisco – Nihilistic Chick, Presenting