Nobody's Business

★★★☆

★★★☆

Can’t you just share my fascination?

First impressions:At first glance I wasn’t sure I was gonna like this movie but by the time credits rolled I felt something very personal.

More in depth:This movie is more than just a son reaching out to a father through art—it’s a child desperately trying to be seen, to be understood. My own father would shut down arguments by saying, “One day I’ll be dead.” But it’s not about when you’re gone—it’s about wanting to connect while you’re still here.

Can’t you just share my fascination?

First impressions:At first glance I wasn’t sure I was gonna like this movie but by the time credits rolled I felt something very personal.

More in depth:This movie is more than just a son reaching out to a father through art—it’s a child desperately trying to be seen, to be understood. My own father would shut down arguments by saying, “One day I’ll be dead.” But it’s not about when you’re gone—it’s about wanting to connect while you’re still here.

filmmaking class: watch #4

filmmaking class: watch #4

This performative documentary offered something new from the various others I've watched so far. Utilizing elements of wittiness and playing on the father's grouchiness, the filmmaker instills a sense of humor within the film as it plays with the idea of ancestral legacy and how each and everyone of us are in one way or another related to everyone else in the world. While this humor definitely added to my enjoyment of the film, at times it did come off as not genuine and cheesy. However I definitely do appreciate the film and the director/ interviewer’s interaction with his father.

This performative documentary offered something new from the various others I've watched so far. Utilizing elements of wittiness and playing on the father's grouchiness, the filmmaker instills a sense of humor within the film as it plays with the idea of ancestral legacy and how each and everyone of us are in one way or another related to everyone else in the world. While this humor definitely added to my enjoyment of the film, at times it did come off as not genuine and cheesy. However I definitely do appreciate the film and the director/ interviewer’s interaction with his father.