SWEET THING
...is an exciting romp through the lives of a modern college love triangle with themes of drug addiction and sexual experimentation along the way. All told from the window of a bright green ice-cream truck!
Sweet Thing is a vividly original unabashedly indie-film that has been characterized by Felix Vasquez (Cinema-Crazed) as containing "some of the most earnest performances in an indie in years." Don Nuemann (Quiet Earth) says, "Sweet Thing shines with that ideal of independent film I love so much".
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Articles
Quiet Earth
April 2008
Cinema-Crazed
April 2008
KEXP Radio
June 2008
All Movie Guide
September 2008
Onscreen Magazine
November 2008
Hollywood Reporter
January 2009
Independent
January 2009
“Joe Lia's Sweet Thing shines with that ideal of independent film I love so much… personal photography and fresh talent.”
Don Nuemann
Quiet Earth
“Lia's character based drama is an easy sell to fans of films like Lost in Translation and Five Easy Pieces. It's a compelling little indie that grabs you with the direction and comfortable writing, while in the end, the ultimate highlight are the stunning performances by Ison and Foster who launch the story to great heights.”
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Cinema-Crazed
“It will resonate well with the young 20-something crowd…”
KEXP Radio
“Marked by an unexpected sense of gravity.”
Jason Buchanan
All Movie Guide
“Taps into familiar feelings of youthful loneliness and discovery.”
Treamalle LaBee
Treamalle LaBee
Onscreen Magazine
“Issues of love, sex, and meaning bubble to the surface.”
Seattle International Film Festival
