FARMING THE REVOLUTION
This is a look at the farmers protests that happened in India in 2020 during the height of the covid epidemic. This is a you are their account of the mass rallies that occurred in connection to the protests with filmmaker Nishtha Jain allowing us to take in what was being said via long takes.
BLACK SNOW
Mother Natalia Zubkova puts her life on the line by being the only voice openly challenging the destruction that open pit mining is doing to destroy the city and surrounding area where she lives. Another frightening look at life in Russia where the common people are merely either an inconvenience or a means to get more money for the rich leadership of the country. This film deserves and needs to be seen - and a much longer piece than this much too short capsule review. It is one of the great finds of this year's DOC NYC
HOMEGROWN
A look at three right wing supporters of Donald Trump in the months up to the January 6 insurrection. We get a chance to see them as regular people as they look to the future, explain why they feel what they do and then take part in the events in Washington. It's a bracing look at the right that we don't get in any mainstream media. The problem with the film as it is is that recent recent events and the re-election of Donald Trump colors the film and makes you wonder what is coming next.
ISLA FAMILIA
Co-directors Abraham Jimenez Enoa and ClaudiaCalviño chart their decision to leave Cuba and go into exile in Spain. He is a well known journalist and she is a filmmaker but their conflicts with authorities and the arrival of a baby make it so they decide to leave for a better life. This is a very personal look at what it takes and costs to move your whole life somewhere else.
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