Trauma Personified: 2018's "Citizen Rose"
After years of silence, trauma, and backlash, Rose McGowan tells her own story in this miniseries.

Abimanyu, Rimbat, Dista, Panca and Kusuma (10) were playing on their base, a hill owned by Abimanyu's father with the only apple tree on the hill. One day they were worried because their father would sell the land because it was barren and unproductive for cultivation. They are looking for a way to prevent the land from being sold by taking care of the only tree so that it bears fruit by treating the tree like a human by watering it, fertilizing it, talking to it, singing, dancing and playing together. The tree again gave birth to fruit and Abimanyu's father refused to sell it.
After years of silence, trauma, and backlash, Rose McGowan tells her own story in this miniseries.
'Rag Tag' encompasses the diversity within the African Diaspora by showing London Nigerian men learning to regulate their emotions while navigating love and societal pressures.
The film is a documentary focusing on heavy metal in the late 80s and tackles topics like drug addiction, alcoholism, sex, masculinity, and of course, rock and roll. However, this didn’t feel like any documentary I’ve ever seen before.
The major flaw of the series is that it’s hosted on Netflix and barely makes malicious comments about it despite being focused on the lives of people directly affected by the Capitalist mentality of the OTT corporation.
Overall, 18 Presents feels more like a soap opera than a drama, and I feel bad for saying that since the concept is based off a tragic story (even though it’s loosely). I’m sure other people will find this film emotional for them, but as for me, it’s bland and forgettable.
Two movies that do a fantastic job in conveying the ongoing struggle for racial justice are Selma (2014) and Just Mercy (2019).