Homemade

I was perplexed by the fact that Netflix even considered these "short films" for showing to the general public!! This is a bunch of home video footage, which lacks everything what cinema must have. No narrative, no message, no editing, no decent camera work, no creativity, and no acting! The domesticity of some sequences made me uncomfortable at times. People are making much better videos on youtube. This is an embarrassment for a short film genre:( And these videos say nothing about what this pandemic has been for all of us.

1st episode: a boy is filming with his private drone through the windows of strange houses... I am astonished. Were all these people asked for agreement and permission?! I am glad this isn't allowed in my country; at least yet. Whatever, most episodes just come across as "wannabe artistic", boring or nonsensical. Tried to watch all 17. Episode 3, 12 & 13 I liked most. 3 & 13 are quite touching and memorable. They deserve a 10. Episode 12 is somehow creepy and interesting. therefore all in one 4 stars.

I enjoyed some of the series episodes and the creativity that was displayed. That being said, I only liked seven of the episodes in total.

The ones that I did like were all able to explore how Covid-19 is impacting people all over the world. This documentary series is a reminder that everyone around the world is going through this crisis. We all feel lonely, sad and yearn for past activities that are no longer. I know that I have not yet been deeply impacted by Covid-19, but there are millions, if not billions, of people around the globe who have through the loss of a family member or job.

My hope is that people can watch this series and recognize the beauty in our similarities rather than our differences. I highly suggest to watch the show. I found it to be incredibly creative and I hope you do as well!!!

Episodes that I liked: Paolo Sorrentino, Pablo Larraín, Lungano Nyoni, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Johnny Ma, Gurinder Chada and Ana Lily Aminpour.

Reading the description, I expected to be boring but it was worse then I thought. It's not even that creative ...

Right. So, a bunch of privileged people whine about feeling slightly less privileged because they're, um, kinda bored? A man takes an ironic Tinder selfie and "drama" ensues. A mother laments the longterm trauma her son will face having to spend days at home, playing, sometimes learning, with an endless supply of ice cream.

Really powerful stuff. Such artistry. And not condescending in the least. These poetic ruminations of the tedium of life during the tragedy of a global pandemic really make you think, "fine, I guess I'll finish Merlin".

Yeah.