Docufactory's Is She or Isn't He? (2010) follows the transition process of New Zealander Graham to Ashleigh. Filmmaker Justin Pemberton spent five years with Ashleigh, who ultimately just wants to be a heterosexual woman loved by heterosexual man, as she meets with doctors and searches for her true identity. This documentary explores the intensive process, both physical and psychological, of figuring out who we are in the midst of social labels and judgments.
If Miguel Alexandre were trying to make a revenge story seem dull without using all the effective formulas that work great in this catchy genre, he could not have accomplished his purpose much better than he unintentionally has in Black Island.
A young girl who is determined to sail the ocean within 210 days at sea brings an adventurous story for viewers.
As a whole, Sightless pushed boundaries between illusion and reality. It made viewers question if there really is a difference. Ellen was strong, brave, and even compassionate given her situation. She was a force to be reckoned with.
While the director didn't set out to make a feminist film, "A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night" reads as a reclamation of female power in a patriarchal society.
Lee Daniels’s Billie Holiday biopic The United States vs. Billie Holiday was released on February 26th, 2021, and my immediate reaction to it was one of discomfort.
The 100 imagines a future where humanity's overcome some of its most pervasive forms of prejudice—only to create new ones.
