Directed by Leslye Davis and Catrin Einhorn, Father Soldier Son is a new documentary that follows a military family over 10 years.
The film focuses on Sgt. First Class Brian Eisch and his family’s journey of love, loss, redemption and legacy, after he’s critically wounded in Afghanistan.
I’m in for an example the American military family experience and Eisch’s challenge of having to re-evaluate his purpose following his injuries.
Thanks to advances in technology, new Netflix documentary Night On Earth will show us the the hidden lives of the world’s animals during night time.
From lions, Elephants, bats and more Night On Earth is narrated by Samira Wiley who’s most well known for playing Poussey Washington in Of Orange Is The New Black…
I’m in for the animals (especially the big cats) and the beautiful images.
I wonder if this film will include foxes. I see them more often than I’d like at night, in London. Let’s just say that I’m glad they’re quite easily startled by people.
In Tell Me Who I Am, life changes dramatically for 18 year old twin brothers Alex and Marcus Lewis. Following a motorcycle accident that leaves Alex with very little memory, Marcus has to decide whether to tell his brother the horrific truth of their childhood or make up a whole new idilic one. Marcus opts for the latter – for reasons including recounting the truth would simply be too much for himself to bear, let alone his twin brother who’s in an extremely vulnerable state.Â
Fast forward to the present day, several decades later, and though the brothers have written a book about their heartbreaking story, Marcus still hasn’t shared everything with his brother, that is until this documentary. Through the use of old photographs, interviews with both brothers – separately and together, we get to watch an extraordinary story of love, trauma, memory, personal responsibility and healing.
There were definitely moments during director Ed Perkins’s film that had me wishing for the story to move along a little faster. Nevertheless, I don’t regret sitting through all of it. And the reason I won’t be forgetting Tell Me Who I Am any time soon is not so much about the horror of what Alex and Marcus were forced to endure, both inside and out of their family home, a home which quite frankly looks like the set of a nightmare inducing horror film. No.
Tell Me Who I Am will stay with me for the same reason director Julian Schnabel’s At Eternity’s Gate (2019) – the biography of celebrated Dutch post-impressionist painter Vincent Van Gogh stays with me. The gift and blessing of siblinghood. Or, more specifically in this case, brotherhood.Â
I’m almost certain that both Van Gogh and Alex would not have survived much longer without their truly loving brothers. Not to say that Marcus did everything exactly right, but considering all the hurt and trauma he was carrying, how could one really be surprised by his choices?Â
Lastly, Tell Me Who I Am certainly isn’t ’easy viewing.’ Watch it for a better understanding of the human experience that will likely make you grateful for the existence of good siblings, blood related or otherwise.
Diagnosis – From The New York Times Column (2019), Dr Lisa Sanders With Patient
The story of various patients on their respective journeys toward finding a diagnosis, and potentially a cure for their mysterious illnesses; this is the focus of Diagnosis – From The New York Times Column. A column written by Dr. Lisa Sanders, Diagnosis brings together the power of global crowdsourcing, social media and established medical expertise…
A general curiosity about mysterious medical conditions has me interested in this one.
Fingers crossed for a happy ending where at least half, if not all the patients finally get a diagnosis. That would be great.
Abstract – The Art Of Design is a new Netflix documentary series featuring eight of the most creative thinkers and imaginative minds working in the world of art and design currently. From Nike shoe designer Tinker Hatfield to automative designer Ralph Gilles…
I adore the art of design (spectating more than actual designing) so this one is a must for me.
The other designers featured include Bjarke Ingels (architect), Ilse Crawford (interior designer), Es Devlin (stage designer), Paula Scher (graphic designer), Christoph Nieman (illustrator) and Platon (photographer).
The Movie My Life 