STONE MOUNTAIN
Punch in the face film about the Stone Mountain George State Park which has a recreation of an old plantation and a giant portrait of three heroes of the Confederacy on the side of the a mountain.
This film has a lot going on and I'm still unpacking it. I wish I had seen this outside of a festival where I could have had time to fully sit with it before moving on. Containing conversations with people on all sides of the discussion about how we should deal with Confederate monuments, the film opens the door on a lot of unpleasant questions about how we view our past and reshape it.
One of the most thought provoking films at this year's DOC NYC
THE PEOPLE'S WAY
This is a look at three people in Minneapolis looking to try and change how things are done in the wake of George Floyd.
This is a very good look at how people are looking to change the broken system for something better. It's a hopeful film that will make you think about the work that has to be done. While the film is similar to other films looking at people hoping to change things for the better in the wake of the too many police killings, there are enough nuances and specifics to make it worth seeing.
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