I really enjoyed this documentary. My favorite aspect about this documentary is that it really captured the emotions of the people being covered in this film. It made you feel as if you were right there with them feeling the emotions they were going through.
There were a few questions that came to mind while watching this film. My first question is, how long did this whole film take to make? There are a lot of events that happened in this film and I am wondering how they captured all of it, time period wise. Another question I have is during the throwback scene in the very beginning, they showed clips ancestors. How did they get access to those clips? My last question is, how can you report this story without them possibly getting invaded?
Some ethical concerns about this piece is the video for them setting the area on fire, interviewing people that can risk getting their story exposed, and them talking about what action they are taking with violence and how they are not going to sit around and do nothing. My concerns with these three things is that is that good behavior showing that they light someone’s shelter on fire?
My favorite part about this piece was definitely. I love how they spoke about the importance of recording and how it does more than pictures. They also added how they can use film as a weapon which I thought was interesting. It captures how one feels and shows what other people may not be able to see just in pictures.
Lastly, an observation I made watching this documentary is that people are risking the people’s lives who are filming. I also notice how much the music plays effect within the film.