Tag Archives: documentary
Paris Is Burning (1990): Quick-shot review!
Directed by Jennie Livingston and filmed in the mid to late 80s, Paris Is Burning (1990) is a cult documentary that focuses on the New York City drag scene of the 80s; its drag balls, vogue culture, and the various characters and groups that helped to make the drag scene what it is today. Paris […]
The 1984-A-Thon: The Times of Harvey Milk
Directed by Rob Epstein, and winner of the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 1984, The Times of Harvey Milk (1984) tells the story of a man who has become a symbol and an inspiration in the fight for the human rights of marginalised groups, after his untimely death at the hands of a […]
Three Short Films: Circles (2014); Roma (2014); Skin (2014).
I’m back on my short film game y’all! Here are three shorts I watched recently via Dazed Digital. I’ve really been loving the short films section on Dazed because there’s always something interesting and new to watch and learn about. Today I watched one short film about a boy with a lot of thoughts, another […]
Is The Man Who Is Tall Happy? (2013): “The world is a very puzzling place.”
Director Michel Gondry’s newest mindbending masterpiece, Is The Man Who Is Tall Happy? (2013) communicates a series of conversations between Gondry himself and famed linguist, philosopher, and political activist Noam Chomsky. These conversations are brought to life through spirited animations that reflect Gondry’s surreal view on life, and contain questions about human nature, evolution, language, […]
Lunarcy! (2012): “The moon may be an alien and barren place, but we can learn how to become at home on it.”
Lunarcy! (2012, dir. Simon Ennis) is a quirky and charming documentary about people who are obsessed with and inspired by our closest galactic neighbour, the moon. For these people, the idealism and aspirational drive of the Space Race of the 60s never ended. Its synopsis is as follows: With wry humor and affection, Simon Ennis’ […]
Capturing the Friedmans (2003): Quick-shot review!
An extremely confronting documentary, Capturing the Friedmans (2003, dir. Andrew Jarecki) focuses on a normal family that becomes a media sensation as a father and son are accused of heinous crimes against children. Family patriarch Arnold Friedman was a popular community figure and science teacher when, on the day of Thanksgiving 1987, he was busted […]
F For Fake (1975): Quick-shot review!
Kind of incomprehensible, yet quite profound, and also clearly a convenient vehicle for director Orson Welles’ blatantly huge ego, F For Fake (1975) is summarised by IMDb as “a documentary about fraud and fakery” – but it’s much more than that. It’s a multilayered film with a number of stories all happening at once: one […]
Thoughts on… Jesus Camp (2006)
Directed by Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady, Jesus Camp (2006) is a documentary that focuses on a fundamentalist, evangelical Pentecostal Christian church that holds a camp every summer to discuss issues of faith with children and adolescents. The documentary observes the activities and sermons at the camp, and how these activities are then transferred into […]
The Invisible War (2012): “If this is happening to me, surely I’m not the only one.”
One of the most confronting and honest documentaries I’ve seen this year, The Invisible War (2012, dir. Kirby Dick) focuses on the prevalence of and experience of sexual assault in the United States military; of both female and male victims. Bringing survivors together to share their stories, the film takes a investigative angle on this […]
Three Modern Short Films: We The Others (2014); Underwood (2014); Font Men (2014).
Here are some quick paragraph reviews of some short films I’ve been watching recently. For a change of pace, I’ve been watching some modern short films that have been released this year. The good news is that each of these short films can be (legally!) viewed on the internet, so I’d definitely recommend checking them […]
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