‘Take Me Home’ Review: A Sensitive Family Drama Upended by an Unearned Conclusion

Liz Sargent's debut film is an admirably lived-in drama about a family in distress that retreats into fantasy rather than ...

‘Take Me Home' Review: A Story of Caregiving Challenges Balances Dark Truths With Charm and Humor

Expanding upon her award-winning short film, writer-director Liz Sargent again casts her sister Anna Sargent in the story of ...

'Take Me Home' Review: Deeply Sincere Drama Has Enormous Heart, Lacks Complexity

"Take Me Home" is a sensitive drama that marks a notably personal feature debut for director Liz Sargent. As a lengthier ...
Flickering Myth

2026 Sundance Film Festival Review – Take Me Home

Take Me Home, 2026. Written and Directed by Liz Sargent. Starring Anna Sargent, Ali Ahn, Victor Slezak, Marceline Hugot, ...

'Take Me Home' review: Sundance award-winner paints an intimate portrait of a family in crisis

The family drama "Take Me Home" is a not an easy watch and (arguably harder than it needs to be). Yet, how could a film that ...

Sundance's 'Take Me Home' turned a personal story into an anti-ableist creative undertaking

Liz Sargent directs her sister Anna Sargent, who has cognitive disability, in a film that started as a Sundance short. They ...
The Hollywood Reporter

‘Take Me Home’ Director Liz Sargent on a New Kind of Disability Storytelling (Guest Column)

The director embraced her sister Anna’s cognitive challenges, wrote from her point of view and cast her as the lead in her narrative short film. By Liz Sargent When I set out to make my short film ...