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Jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy (2022)
Who is Kanye West?
This is a documentary that unfolds mostly Kanye's way to being a famous rapper, with very little focus on his personal life. While it is well made and interesting even for someone who isn't a Kanye West fan, it feels like something is missing throughout the documentary. I had a hard time trying to put my finger on what it was, and a few days after watching the documentary I realised I was yet, once again looking at Kanye's life from the outside. I got an overwhelming feeling of emptiness and loneliness watching this documentary. It feels as if he has always been the odd one, always an outsider, even after he accomplished his dream of becoming a world-famous rapper. I learnt a lot about his career, his skills, the people he worked with, but was once again left with the question: who actually is Kanye West? I wonder if anyone knows. I wonder if Kanye himself knows. Even if this big question is left unanswered (for me at least), I very much enjoyed this documentary, the different thoughts and perspectives it offered and how he made it to the very special position he is in today.
Evelyn (2018)
Heartbreaking story of a family's loss and the burden of remembering and forgetting
As Netflix describes this documentary, it is truly emotional from beginning to end. In the beginning we find out that the son and brother of a British family committed suicide 13 years earlier. The movie is not only about remembering and honouring Evelyn, who took his own life, but showing the long struggle of the family - especially Evelyn's siblings - and how coping with such an enormous loss seems to be almost impossible for the people who loved him the most. This movie is a journey from fear, silence and maybe even denial to something that slowly develops into acceptance, talking and coping with the loss. Apart from the camera work that was from time to time very poor, and therefore took much more space in the film than it should have , the movie is so beautiful and painful one will not easily forget about Evelyn and his family. The viewer is being reminded of all the good that Evelyn brought to people's lives as well as the agony he left behind. There's a bittersweet balance between these two perspectives in this film. It is also acknowledged - both during and after the movie - how sadly common suicides are and how the stigma should be reduced. Talking about suicide and personal experiences around the subject is brilliantly being "passed on" to the viewer as something that should and needs to be done. "Being weak is ok" seems to be one of the mottos of the movie - and that is a wonderful way to send out support to other people who might be going through the same thing in their lives and/or social circles.
Last Breath (2019)
A claustrophobic's worst nightmare - truly uncomfortable
I started watching "Last Breath" knowing that I'd feel uncomfortable watching it. Both the title, the descriptions and the film's first part's interviews and real live footage gave you the impression that Chris Lemons, a saturation diver from Scotland, was the victim of a tragic accident who dies during a saturation dive in the north sea in order to fix and maintain an oil platform. While watching the interviews and real footage from the ship and the dive itself you immerse yourself in the life of the divers. You can sense the pride they take in their job as well as the friendship and the bonds they form while spending weeks together during the mission to the north sea. This alone gives the viewer mixed feelings about the dives, since the footage from the tiny spaces these divers spend so much time in, as well as the dive in the pitch dark and ice cold north sea gives you the chills and makes you very uncomfortable. However you feel like the divers are used to these conditions and nobody is taking part in the mission against their will. When the mission doesn't go as planned you start to worry and panic when watching Chris Lemons trying to save himself from something that seems impossible - as a viewer you are basically watching him die on the platform, all alone in the dark. However, the second part of the film gets much more joyous and light as you can see Chris Lemons being interviewed for the documentary. You feel an immediate relief, seeing he is alive and well. This is truly a surprising twist in the dark story and leaves the viewer with a happy feeling when finishing the documentary. It also proves that one should never give up on hope and that miracles do seem to happen. The film gave good insight on the demanding circumstances of saturation divers and had an interesting twist halfway of the movie. The interviews were interesting to watch and you could see some true and raw emotions in the actual footage as well as the interviews. I challenge all you other claustrophobes (amongst others) to watch this movie - you will definitely go outside of your comfort zone...
Life and Death Row (2014)
Chilling - almost too disturbing to watch
A documentary series that leaves you speechless and breathless. Well narrated and all parties of crimes and trials included without favouring or glorifying anyone in particular. At times you feel like a confused member of a jury and find it impossible to pick sides or try to find out who is right and who is wrong. Truly disturbing - makes you nearly too uncomfortable to keep watching at times. Makes you really question themes that you already thought you know your opinions about. Genuine and thought provoking - and for these reasons a definite must-see.