PSIFF SCREENING #15

“when that’s all you’ve been told, it doesn’t take long to believe it.”

i want to say right off the bat that i think the representation and the intent behind telling this story is really admirable. i think the indigenous community is a community that has been treated like shit for so long and it is so devastating hearing about their stories, especially knowing that the discrimination is still faced in the modern day. the set up of having four siblings meeting each other for the first time after being separated as children is really powerful stuff and the emotions get really strong as the film goes on.

from a technical standpoint and as a film, this is really rough. the nicest thing i can say about it is that it looks like a hallmark channel special. in actuality, this film looks like an ozempic commercial. if you muted the audio and put it side by side with the commercial, you wouldn’t be able to tell the difference. the film just has these characters for most of the runtime sitting in a circle and yapping. while their stories are important and emotional, the format in which they told them was lackluster in my opinion.

PSIFF SCREENING #15

“when that’s all you’ve been told, it doesn’t take long to believe it.”

i want to say right off the bat that i think the representation and the intent behind telling this story is really admirable. i think the indigenous community is a community that has been treated like shit for so long and it is so devastating hearing about their stories, especially knowing that the discrimination is still faced in the modern day. the set up of having four siblings meeting each other for the first time after being separated as children is really powerful stuff and the emotions get really strong as the film goes on.

from a technical standpoint and as a film, this is really rough. the nicest thing i can say about it is that it looks like a hallmark channel special. in actuality, this film looks like an ozempic commercial. if you muted the audio and put it side by side with the commercial, you wouldn’t be able to tell the difference. the film just has these characters for most of the runtime sitting in a circle and yapping. while their stories are important and emotional, the format in which they told them was lackluster in my opinion.