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Keep This Between Us (2022)
A Necessary Conversation with Messy Parts
This is the first documentary of its kind, one that openly and without barriers, brings into question not only the predators themselves, but the people around them whose silence became a contributing factor. The conversation was necessary, but it often got messy.
I am not talking about the accusations, but the format of the documentary itself. While we begin hearing from Cheryl, that quickly changes and there really is no clear-cut description of her relationship with the unnamed teacher. Other perspectives and stories are introduced in a way that feels rushed, cluelessly chopped together, with missing parts. There is too much jumping around in the third episode, before we finally hear from Heaven in the final episode about what happened with Mr. Meyers. There are too many disclaimers about that situation, which appear to be made for tv with commercials, and not cut to fit streaming viewing.
The substance of this documentary is a 10/10, but its formatting and messy storytelling brings it down.