serviceable. there was a severe lack of punch, substance to chew off. kind of insulting and simply a bad choice when you have these massively political figures... and these lyrics. the lyrics speak for themselves, that's the punch of the film, luckily these songs exist. but are we kidding ourselves? for instance (one of many), where do we get to know about joan baez' fight for equality for the film to earn that textcard at the end telling us she's…
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I'm Still Here 2024
the story of the whole of latin america, condensed to one singular family. a singular family so feared for their strength and resilience, that they had to be silenced. yet, the silencing only helped the resistance win the fight against the military dictatorship and the united states cia backing said dictatorship. though i am privileged enough to say that i was not directly affected because i'm too young, i know that my mother was affected. and without my mother, i…
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E.1027 – Eileen Gray and the House by the Sea 2024
a staggeringly shot film with huge artistic integrity. this is one of the best looking films this year. i had no idea who eileen gray was and what she did, so to see this documentary kind of changed my world view knowing how avant-garde she actually was. like, she is the actual definition of avant-garde. in front of the curve, doing today's art and architecture in the 1930s, that still has influence until today. the scripted elements were seamlessly used…
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Farewell Savage 2023
a very beautiful documentary about a group of folks i hold dearly to my heart. such humility in these people. they are so peaceful to everyone, yet they get exterminated for no reason other than more money for the wealthy. these people need their voices to be heard, and this documentary does just that. so go seek it out. important for everyone to see the perspective of indigenous life in colombia.
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