“[The Yes Men Fix theWorld is] directed and edited with verve and style”
- Marc Savlov, Austin Chronicle
“Merl did a masterful job of splicing raw stunt footage with media coverage, narration and even an artistic reconstruction of the Yes Men’s underground location”
- Ari LeVaux, alibi.com
“Editing by April Merl adroitly maintains comic momentum”
- Leslie Felperin, Variety
Winner - Panorama Audience Award, Berlin International Film Festival 2009
Official Selection - Sundance Film Festival 2009
"2012 is remarkably tight...Veteran animator-turned-director Joao G. Amorim ...and editor April Merl do a terrific job assembling disparate materials... the pic sports one for-the-books visual grace note: a simple cut from yoga-class stretching to a big cat luxuriantly extending its loins in the wild.”
- Dennis Harvey, Variety
“Brief but powerful video...a fresh way to bolster efforts to stamp out gun violence”
- NY Daily News
“[Talkin’ Water is] very real and inspiring”
- Marina Colorado, KGLA-TV Now New Orleans
“Each young woman's voice powers through in the film. Beautiful storytelling.”
