Garnett brilliantly lends herself to her father likeness, reconstructing scenes and lip-syncing interviews herself as if he were present. She allows Dave to be documented despite his absence. A unique and moving way of reconnection, seeing daughter transform into father.
The impression given in LETTER TO A FRIEND is that what once had a sense of perpetuity has undergone a rapid, recent, and enduring change. An accelerating transformation that has not only scarred a Bethlehem neighbourhood physically but has warped the nature of the very fabric of life.
The erasure methods employed by the hegemonic cultural mainstream have been many, but the means by which LGBTQ people have fought for visibility and the freedom to present as they wish publicly and proudly are far greater. NITRATE KISSES is one such expression of that pride and power.
It’s inevitable that WE’RE STILL HERE will leave you wanting to grab some campaign boards and join in on the wave of activism. Ciéra Cree reviews at Document Human Rights Film Festival.
Chris Dobson reviews HONEYLAND, which features in this year’s Document Human Rights Film Festival in Glasgow.
REVENIR is a ruthlessly interrogative documentary and the Document 2018 Jury Award winner. Naomi Gessesse reviews a film that challenges the audience to consider who has the right to tell a story.
Watching CHAOS, Sara Fattahi’s second feature-length documentary, you immediately realise that chaos comes in different shapes and sizes. Victoria Becker reviews at Document 2018.
Agustina Comedi has beautifully created a moving portrait of her late father Jaime, an Argentinean LBTQ+ activist before his married fatherhood. Victoria Becker reviews at Document 2018.
LOOKING AT OTHERS is an interrogation into the politics of spectatorship, underpinning the ethos of Document Human Rights Film Festival. Naomi Gessesse reviews.
Document Human Rights Film Festival included this program of nine Palestinian short films. Chris Dobson reviews the screening in Glasgow.
