“Almost Heaven draws a vibrant, human story out of seemingly average lives that fit with neither the glamour nor the grime of most screen portraits.”

“Carol Salter teases a bubbly and engaging personality out of a seemingly ordinary and mild-mannered adolescent; the filmmaker-cinematographer is ever-ready … to capture the young woman’s emotional ebbs and flows. ”
hollywoodreporter.com

“Almost Heaven juxtaposes life and death, and it seems as if we’ve almost forgotten that this is also how nature presents life to us.”
Goethe-Institut, China

“A stand-out this year in the Generation section is Carol Salter‘s documentary Almost Heaven.”
Exberliner

“The 10 best films we saw at Sheffield Doc|Fest”
Little White Lies

“Dealing day in and day out with mortality reveals, in both the young and the old, a renewed appreciation for the sanctity of life and the fragility of death.”
Shooting People

“10 of the Best Films at Open City Documentary Festival 2017″
Whickers World Foundation 

“…a quietly wistful and gently wry snapshot of a life in transition…”
Screenwords

“There’s a real hunger to discuss death.”
Ham & High

“Whether or not you have an interest in death and funeral ritual, this is a beautifully shot film that’s definitely worth watching.”
Life.Death.Whatever

“A compelling snapshot”
TANK Magazine

“A Winning Portrait of a Teen Girl Surrounded by Death”
Under the Radar, Women and Hollywood