genocide

WELCOME TO CHECHNYA: A Harrowing Account of LGBTQ Genocide
WELCOME TO CHECHNYA: A Harrowing Account of LGBTQ Genocide

Welcome to Chechnya is likely to be the most urgent documentary of the year, but makes many exploitative missteps along the way.

The Devastating Beauty of JOJO RABBIT
The Devastating Beauty Of JOJO RABBIT

Jojo Rabbit is a movie that delivers on its promise of humor, yet it leaves a thought provoking imagery that speaks to the true prowess of the message behind the satire.

I DO NOT CARE IF WE GO DOWN IN HISTORY AS BARBARIANS: Where Real Horrors Lie In Reinterpretation
I DO NOT CARE IF WE GO DOWN IN HISTORY AS BARBARIANS: Where Real Horrors Lie In Reinterpretation

Romanian film I Do Not Care If We Go Down In History as Barbarians makes a bold statement about power and violence without resorting to fighting fire with fire.

ON HER SHOULDERS: Inherently Powerful Documentary Exposes Wrongheaded Media Portrayal
ON HER SHOULDERS: Powerful Documentary Exposes Wrongheaded Media Portrayal

The life story of activist Nadia Murad is told in On Her Shoulders with a lack of sensationalism, focusing more on her cause than the tragedy.

THE PROMISE: Plagued By Commitment Issues
THE PROMISE: Plagued By Commitment Issues

While The Promise has lofty aspirations and a flimsy base, it proves too thin and drab to be truly gripping.

THE LOOK OF SILENCE: A Masterpiece You’ll Never Want To Watch Again

Ignorance truly is bliss. Before watching Joshua Oppenheimer’s harrowing 2012 documentary The Act of Killing, I had no knowledge of the 1965-1966 genocide in Indonesia, which was initially intended on purging “communists” from Indonesian society, but resulted in a million innocent people being massacred. That I could have no awareness of the subject could be blamed on western ignorance – upon receiving the BAFTA for best documentary, Oppenheimer claimed that the UK and US were partly responsible for these atrocities to happen due to their insistence on destroying communism at any cost (a statement that was naturally cut out of the TV broadcast).