Critical Praise for A FRAGILE TRUST

After 7 years in the making, A FRAGILE TRUST is finally playing to audiences around the country. Here’s what people are saying:

“Remarkable” “Potent” and “Probing” –The Wall Street Journal

“A meticulous postmortem that raises tough questions about journalistic ethics and personal responsibility in the digital era” – Variety

“One of the Gray Lady’s most embarrassing moments comes to complex life in this tough-minded analysis that explores issues of race, affirmative action and institutional inertia.” – Time Out New York

“[Blair] is most helpful when describing how his first, minor lies opened a floodgate…suggesting that most of us often resist temptation because we believe we’ll get caught.” – Hollywood Reporter

 “Provocative!” - Steven Gaydos of - Variety

“Grant paints a fascinating portrait of a talented but disturbed, insecure (and possibly sociopathic) young man who spun a web of lies so thick his falsehoods soon became indistinguishable from his reality.” – IndieWire

“At a time when newspapers are struggling and resources are stretched, A Fragile Trust is a compelling reminder of the importance of paying attention to the details, no matter how small or trivial.“ - Miami Herald

“First-Rate… a thorough and balanced examination.” – St. Louis Post-Dispatch

“Great journalism and superb documentary film making.” - BlogCritics

“An excellent field guide for dissecting the moment when telling a mistruth seemed like a better idea than being honest.” - Slash Films