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I'm Still Here 2024
Devastating political-family drama. I’m realizing this is one of my favorite genres of film - where family and politics collide with crushing effects. Some themes I appreciated: the cost of fighting for justice, how limited justice can be under fascist regimes, the enduring legacies of military dictatorship on the family.
Fernanda Torres was incredible. The role of Eunice Paiva in this story, I imagine, is difficult to play. She endures so much, carries the burdens of torture, forced disappearance, seeking…
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Dahomey 2024
Great documentary - thought provoking, visually and sonically stimulating. I don't watch many docs, so I my frame of reference is limited. I appreciated that it wasn't trying to school anyone or establish 1 way of viewing the topic of artifact restitution. I also appreciate it because I made friends in the theatre and after we hung out and had a great convo about postcolonial art and the politics of representation. This film's power to spur human connection made it special for me. I am glad this movie was made.
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Perfect Days 2023
My psychoanalyst recommended this film to me. Also: in a session a few months back, he said to me, “living is an art.”
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