The Golden Age

The Golden Age

The Golden Age

Justin Connor is a genius, his ability to write and script around the character Maya to express his own trauma history is awe inspiring. The soundtrack is amazing and to write, act, direct, perform this entire film over a number of years takes next level dedication, hopefully more independent film makers will take inspiration from this movie - outstanding and highly recommend it.. Bravo!

This VHS quality faux documentary is equal parts boring and awkward. Poorly produced and featuring fake concerts by old man wedding singer Mayo Nays, it could not end soon enough for me. Creepy hipster ridiculous stuff.

Justin Connor's film takes us on a journey from traumatic childhood through dark night of the soul and quest for healing, light and beauty. Anyone who has been in a dark place looking for the light will resonate deeply with the pain, the struggle and ultimately the journey to enlightenment. Something special. Don't miss this one!

This grainy video movie was so boring and made with amateur actors, it was unintentionally funny. There is no real plot, just following around weird looking old man wedding singer Mayo, and his hipster travels to meet various young boys. Lots of preachy self-important nonsense, and looks like it was shot with some cheap camera that's not even real HD oh my. Magnanimous it is not LOL.

What early forces shaped us? How long are we willing to be defined by those forces? What is the cost of our own values? Are we willing to pay those costs in our own lives? But this isn't a philosophy book. It's a wildly inventive, gorgeously-shot and at-times quite cheeky movie that ends with a single glance from phenom writer/ director/actor /songwriter/musician Justin Connor that reminds us (or at least reminded ME!) that this is just ONE view of one story in an unimaginably vast universe. It's both dead-earnest in its service as a piece of art and spiritual devotion that seeks to help humans who suffer - and at the same it's wrapped with layers of humor and layers of illusion like a nesting Matryoshka doll . Look - Maybe none of what I wrote is what the filmmaker intended. But in the end it doesn't matter. You get out of The Golden Age what you put into it. Yes you might come out slightly discombobulated and slightly different. But that change, I'm pretty sure, is indeed the point of The Golden Age. Plus - music that keeps me singing days later 🎶

I was totally swept away into the story of this amazing spiritual traveler. Little did I know what was waiting for me on the other side! So many shocks! The music and its performance are out of this world; I i bought the album directly after seeing the film because I needed to hear it immediately! I rocked all night in complete rapture. The film had particularly sweet hooks for me, having experienced 12-step recovery and having been an ISKCON devotee in 1971-72. I am sure you will find your own sweet hooks. Watch this film and behold true talent.

Wow. The original music (which stands on its own merit) plays a central role to a powerhouse movie about breaking down only to build back up using the very parts that were broken. Justin Connor has woven together a brilliant story. The fact that he is the writer, producer, lyricist and lead actor merely underscore what a phenomenal achievement this movie is.