
The documentary blends fiction and non-fiction to tell the story of a young woman whose encounter with the intense natural beauty of Iceland inspires her to examine her comfortable notions of sanity and creativity. The island's intensity reminds Andrea of her schizophrenic brother Jacob, a young man who isn’t bound by the conventional standards. “Delusional” thought and “erratic” behavior seem not so different from Andrea’s untamed surroundings in which the wind rants, the clouds are grandiose and the seasons bi-polar.
When a group of White women are invited to dinner by an Indian woman and a Black woman to talk about race in America, sparks fly.
Gretel & Hansel falters due to its razor thin story and lack of characterization. It loses sight of horror’s key rule: In order to create an effective tale, characters and emotions must be emphasized.
This documentary moves chronologically through Black representation in horror films, revealing the genre's connections to Black history.
In The Novelist's Film, Hong explores the meaningful things people share and inspire by virtue of simply engaging with one another.