‘Beautifully composed with unfussy style, Layke Anderson creates an ethereal, dream-like world within Dylan’s four walls and the small room is transformed into a seemingly limitless space, with every detail of its natural beauty examined and investigated  with a steady and unhurried hand. It is the story of a mother patiently seeking to recall and relive every detail of the space and the life it held, told with beautiful detail. Joanna Scanlan gives a heartbreaking and skillfully understated performance, liberated by the time granted to the mother in a time of intimate isolation.’ - British Independent Film Awards

‘Uncomfortably realistic... poignantly honest.’ - Art Wednesday 

‘An extraordinary story of grief transformed into an active form of love and remembrance, Dylan’s Room sees a British mother lingering in her recently deceased son’s bedroom in a single-location symphony.’
- Atlantic Film Festival

'Directed in a heartfelt manner, and beautifully filmed with exquisite acting.' - Hard Magazine

‘This film is hugely complex in its narrative. It’s a gripping story about loss and grief, set in a bedroom. The cinematography captures the essence of the person’s bedroom, with long shots on objects, and using this as a narrative devise, we come to understand the emotional elements of the film. It’s a beautiful piece of work.’
- Aesthetica Short Film Festival

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'There isn’t a false note here, particularly in the performances. The film is a two-hander, with Joanna Scanlan stunning, in the kind of part she gets all too rarely.' - Watch This Space

'A poignant meditation on a mother’s grief with a stellar performance from Joanna Scanlan.' - Nouse.co.uk

‘Tender drama about a mother dealing with the loss of her son which, despite such a sad topic manages to overflow with warmth.

This genuine moment between a mother and son moved the jury. Nothing felt forced in this film. There was no big drama or revelation, just two people who were going to miss each other. The production design was fantastic with Dylan’s actual room giving us more and more as the film played out.’ - Leeds International Film Festival

' A great chamber piece, director Layke Anderson’s use of wide angles and judicious close ups is extremely effective. In addition, both Scanlan and Ricky Nixon are incredibly engaging – Scanlan slipping into the role with apparent effortlessness. A poignant and understated short, this film is all the more remarkable given the running time of 20 minutes. Despite being one of the least obvious in terms of its drama and characters, it remained one of the most engaging for the slightly longer running time.’

- Take One 

‘Audaciously explores the complexity of parental feelings with the ability to elegantly blend objective and subjective reality.’
- Tirana International Film Festival