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Top 4 are Four Favourites from the current year.
Outstanding in the way it is edited. As good documentaries should, it gives you all the information and viewpoints to make opinions yourself without forcing a narrative. Surprisingly gives a lot to think about and to process, especially for those you have only a vague idea of the show and not what has come out of it. Love the clever way it decides to end it.
Well, this film….. exists. The yearly had to watch this because the song writing branch loves Diane Warren and nominated her film. Of the seven shorts in this anthology the first two are not great but a bit redeemable story wise because of the very real life amazing woman behind them, everything kind of goes way downhill from there. The first and fifth short have some of the worst acting I have ever seen in any form of media. I…
Here for the Whiplash moment when the teacher tells a Grade 1 girl playing the symbol “not quite my tempo”. Luckily nothing was thrown. In all seriousness though, I loved this. Cute kids playing instruments, ing each other and learning ode to joy. What else could you want?