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I was hoping for an informative and thought provoking analysis of the merits and risks of a newly discovered source of minerals for future auto industry technology. Instead I couldn't help thinking it might just be an anti-EV propaganda hit job from the fossil fuel industry.
The "fly-on-the-wall" view of various meetings and functions does leave the viewer somewhat to their own thoughts, which helps to make it seem vaguely impartial. The dull bits are interspersed with some stunning underwater video of various unusual deep sea creatures that would very likely be affected by the sediment plumes created by the proposed mineral extraction along with examples of anti-mining protestors. But this subject has been summed up much more succinctly and clearly by others including the Just Have a Think channel on YT.
The "fly-on-the-wall" view of various meetings and functions does leave the viewer somewhat to their own thoughts, which helps to make it seem vaguely impartial. The dull bits are interspersed with some stunning underwater video of various unusual deep sea creatures that would very likely be affected by the sediment plumes created by the proposed mineral extraction along with examples of anti-mining protestors. But this subject has been summed up much more succinctly and clearly by others including the Just Have a Think channel on YT.
A look at the life of a group of grade 6 students and their teacher in a medium sized town in the middle of Germany's industrial heartland. It sounded a bit dull but went along with an open mind to see this during the NZ International Film Festival.
There's no narration and no script. But the cinematography and sound are flawless enough that it feels like you're actually there experiencing life in this town and in Mr Bachmann's class.
It's a fairly personal fly-on-the-wall look at what initially appears to be the slightly unstructured work of a teacher nearing retirement who sometimes struggles with the requirements of educational bureaucracy while doing everything he can to patiently guide his students development of evidence based critical thinking and understanding of the complexities of the wider world without just filling them with academic facts to pass tests. While Mr Bachmann's style appears unstructured, there is clearly a purpose and objective that is being crafted by his gentle but firm wisdom, knowledge and musical skills to establish and build a positive, supportive and educational rapport.
The film makers have sensitively and delicately captured a point-in-time glimpse into the world of a very diverse group of students during a rapidly changing time in their lives. I'd like to thank Mr Bachmann, his students, the parents of the students and the school for allowing this candid and insightful look at their world to be recorded. While this is a long film, it didn't feel like it, and I felt like I had spent a year living in Stadtallendorf, and felt the emotional connection Mr Bachmann had formed with his students who all seemed to have developed a great deal of respect for him during their time in his class. Actually cried at the end of the film when the class left for the Summer to go on with their lives and Mr Bachmann had said goodbye to them.
Would strongly recommend this film to any teacher, or anyone thinking of becoming a teacher, or any parents with children approaching or going through their adolescent years. Hopefully this film will eventually reach a wide audience on international streaming platforms where viewers can pause for 'comfort' breaks.
There's no narration and no script. But the cinematography and sound are flawless enough that it feels like you're actually there experiencing life in this town and in Mr Bachmann's class.
It's a fairly personal fly-on-the-wall look at what initially appears to be the slightly unstructured work of a teacher nearing retirement who sometimes struggles with the requirements of educational bureaucracy while doing everything he can to patiently guide his students development of evidence based critical thinking and understanding of the complexities of the wider world without just filling them with academic facts to pass tests. While Mr Bachmann's style appears unstructured, there is clearly a purpose and objective that is being crafted by his gentle but firm wisdom, knowledge and musical skills to establish and build a positive, supportive and educational rapport.
The film makers have sensitively and delicately captured a point-in-time glimpse into the world of a very diverse group of students during a rapidly changing time in their lives. I'd like to thank Mr Bachmann, his students, the parents of the students and the school for allowing this candid and insightful look at their world to be recorded. While this is a long film, it didn't feel like it, and I felt like I had spent a year living in Stadtallendorf, and felt the emotional connection Mr Bachmann had formed with his students who all seemed to have developed a great deal of respect for him during their time in his class. Actually cried at the end of the film when the class left for the Summer to go on with their lives and Mr Bachmann had said goodbye to them.
Would strongly recommend this film to any teacher, or anyone thinking of becoming a teacher, or any parents with children approaching or going through their adolescent years. Hopefully this film will eventually reach a wide audience on international streaming platforms where viewers can pause for 'comfort' breaks.
A deeply thought provoking and emotionally confronting look at some the people affected by, or tasked with enforcement of China's one child policy established in 1979. The narrative is mostly driven by the film maker's recollections of her experience, and interviews with her family and others in the area where she grew up.
Excellent film making, use of imagery, narration and examination of a number of different perspectives. Very sensitively approaching the subject, she was able to gently yet persuasively coax some truly shocking admissions of guilt from some of her interviewees. Be prepared for some awful images, but thankfully these scenes are not dwelt on for long as macabre voyeurism was not the intent, but to solidly make the point of what happened to many babies. The story told indicates that the one-child policy was implemented in a harsh, cruel, uncompromising and unforgiving way, although it seems the government eventually recognised the need to protect and find new homes via international adoption programmes for babies that were abandoned by their parents trying to avoid the harsh penalties that they would face.
The only criticism is that there is not much in the way of analysis of the reasons that led up to the point of the introduction of the policy in China. This was hinted at by interviews with her mother, but not much else. For an example of a country that should have, but hasn't introduced population control measures, take a look at India. There, they have well over 100 million people enduring appalling, squalid, miserable poverty and hundreds of millions more struggling daily to eke out a meagre existence. Religious dogma and lack of understanding about environmental impact regarding unrestrained human reproduction are at least partly to blame for the coming crisis of over-population in most parts of the world. If the human race is to avoid large scale wars over food, water and climate change induced migration in the next 30 years, then global population controls need to be carefully introduced and incentivised, but not the way the PRC did it. Seen at NZIFF Wellington by a parent of one child.
Excellent film making, use of imagery, narration and examination of a number of different perspectives. Very sensitively approaching the subject, she was able to gently yet persuasively coax some truly shocking admissions of guilt from some of her interviewees. Be prepared for some awful images, but thankfully these scenes are not dwelt on for long as macabre voyeurism was not the intent, but to solidly make the point of what happened to many babies. The story told indicates that the one-child policy was implemented in a harsh, cruel, uncompromising and unforgiving way, although it seems the government eventually recognised the need to protect and find new homes via international adoption programmes for babies that were abandoned by their parents trying to avoid the harsh penalties that they would face.
The only criticism is that there is not much in the way of analysis of the reasons that led up to the point of the introduction of the policy in China. This was hinted at by interviews with her mother, but not much else. For an example of a country that should have, but hasn't introduced population control measures, take a look at India. There, they have well over 100 million people enduring appalling, squalid, miserable poverty and hundreds of millions more struggling daily to eke out a meagre existence. Religious dogma and lack of understanding about environmental impact regarding unrestrained human reproduction are at least partly to blame for the coming crisis of over-population in most parts of the world. If the human race is to avoid large scale wars over food, water and climate change induced migration in the next 30 years, then global population controls need to be carefully introduced and incentivised, but not the way the PRC did it. Seen at NZIFF Wellington by a parent of one child.