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Review: Birders

Leave a Comment / Movies / By Virginia DeBolt / October 18, 2019 / Birders, documentary films, Otilia Portillo Padua, Women Directors

The documentary, Birders, is a mere 40 minutes long. It never mentions politics, but it’s political nevertheless.

Review: This Changes Everything

Leave a Comment / Movies, Streaming / By Virginia DeBolt / September 24, 2019 / Amandla Stenberg, Cate Blanchett, documentary films, Ellen Pompeo, Geena Davis, Jackie Cruz, Jessica Chastain, Jill Soloway, Maria Giese, Maureen Ryan, Natalie Portman, Patty Jenkins, Rashida Jones, Reese Witherspoon, Rosario Dawson, Shonda Rhimes, This Changes Everything, Tracee Ellis Ross, Zoe Saldana

I know you’ve seen the statistics from This Changes Everything about the percentage of women in front of and behind the camera before. But This Changes Everything takes you inside the story. It lets in you in on the struggle to count the data, check the boxes, and fight the fight.

Watch This: Trailer for Don’t Be Nice

Leave a Comment / Movies / By Virginia DeBolt / August 21, 2019 / Bowery Slam Poetry Team, documentary films, Don't Be Nice, Max Powers

In honor of my Weck’s waitress Eva, who is a slam poet, I took a look at Don’t Be Nice about a slam poetry team. It looks like an inspiring documentary and a primer for writing from the heart.

Review: Bathtubs Over Broadway

Leave a Comment / Movies, Streaming / By Virginia DeBolt / June 14, 2019 / Bathtubs Over Broadway, Chita Rivera, Dava Whisenant, David Letterman, documentary films, Florence Henderson, Martin Short, Steve Young, Women Directors

Bathtubs Over Broadway is a result of the eccentric obsession of Steve Young. For someone like myself who has always been in love with musical theater, this documentary is a revelation.

Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen

5 Comments / Movies, Streaming / By Virginia DeBolt / May 31, 2019 / documentary films, foreign films, Merata Mita, Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen, Taika Waititi, trailers

Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen is a personal journey by Merata Mita’s youngest son through his groundbreaking mother’s life as a filmmaker.

A village woman in Period. End of Sentence.

Review: Period End of Sentence

1 Comment / Movies, Streaming / By Virginia DeBolt / February 27, 2019 / documentary films, foreign films, Melissa Berton, Period End of Sentence, Rayka Zehtabchi, The Pad Project

Period. End of Sentence. is a mere 26 minutes long, but that’s long enough to tell how something as simple as a sanitary pad can change the lives of women. The documentary just won the 2019 Oscar for Best Documentary Short Subject. It’s available on Netflix.

Trans in America: A Documentary Series from the ACLU

Leave a Comment / Movies / By Virginia DeBolt / October 30, 2018 / documentary films, Eisha Love: A Trans Woman of Color in Chicago, Jennifer Chavez: A Trans Woman Working in a Male-Dominated Industry, Kai Shappley: A Trans Girl Growing Up In Texas, Trans in America, transgender, transgender civil rights

Trans in America is a series of three short documentaries from the ACLU. You can watch all three on the ACLU site or on YouTube.

Review: Quincy, the Quincy Jones Documentary

Leave a Comment / Movies / By Virginia DeBolt / September 26, 2018 / Alan Hicks, documentary films, Quincy, Quncy Jones, Rashida Jones, Women Directors

Quincy, the Netflix original documentary about the extraordinary life of musician Quincy Jones is a must see film. Quincy Jones knows how to tap into the soul of American music and give it back new and improved. He’s led a meaningful, powerful, influential life.

Jacki Weaver and Anna Torv in Secret City

Brain Dump: Secret City, Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story, and Dietland

9 Comments / Movies, TV series / By Virginia DeBolt / July 12, 2018 / Adam Rothenberg, Alexandra Dean, Amy York Rubin, Anna Torv, Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story, Campbell Scott, Danielle Cormack, Dietland, documentary films, foreign tv series, Hedy Lamarr, Helen Shaver, Jacki Weaver, Joy Nash, Julianna Margulies, Marcus Graham, Marti Noxon, Mekhi Phifer, Mya Taylor, Robin Weigert, Sacha Horler, Sarai Walker, Secret City, Tamara Tunie, Tramell Tillman, Women Directors

This brain dump will regale you with thoughts on the Australian TV series Secret City, the documentary film Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story, and the AMC series Dietland.