Further Beyond

Came to this , being dishonestly.told that it would be a biopic of Bernardo O'Higgins, the Irish man who helped lead Chile into independence from Spain.

Having family in Chile, and having travelled there, I'm aware he is a national hero and many streets and important institutions are named after him .

I thought it would make fascinating viewing to learn about the man, who he was and what led him to chile and eventually forge the country to freeeom .

This film is total and utter rubbish . 25 minutes in ( by which time I gave up) I see this is a total lie, it has absolutely nothing to do with him but just shows some random Irish people in a room rambling utter nonsense, including a stupid old Irish woman shooting at the screen and rambling on about nothing .

I really hate this time of "clever " filming is so in love with itself and tries to be different and too clever . It's like an A level "film studies " project by a 16 year old trying hard to impress their teacher .

It is deceptive , wastes people's time and should be thrown in the bin or at least not lie and describe itself as a "biopic ".

Don't bother to watch .

This is not a regular documentary, but it's a documentary about how documentaries are made, and how truth can sometimes be altered to fit the story. That's why I call Further Beyond a meta-documentary.

Still, its also about the life of the irishman Ambrose O'Higgins, and his travles from Ireland to Chile. It's also about a women named Helen, and how she, New-York borned, ended up in Ireland as a child.

My interpretation of the film is that its about going further beyond, not just by traveling, but also how stories are told through cinema, and how we are biased to expect any documentary to tell us the one truth.

You just have to see this one for yourselves.