Reviews

If there could be one word to describe this documentary it would be: "watch". This is a poignant call to action that not only showcases America's issues with racism that have formed our current criminal justice system, but highlights where to go from here. This is a must-watch and also a must-share. Solomon's choice of interviews cross the entire spectrum, and leave no stone unturned. I truly believe that there is so much useful information and so many important conversations in this documentary that you could take notes and still watch it twice. There are some moments that are hard to watch, truths that are hard to face, but they are necessary to continue to reeducate ourselves to change our collective future for the better.

At first the movie seems like a classic tale of women in a town, gossiping and hanging out. Very quickly this movie takes its dark turn and has us all wondering: "what is the truth". The main character is caught between a rock and hard place, and with seemingly no way out takes us along on a journey through the day after the world ended. This movie plainly is a haunting tale of collateral damage.

Our protagonist Reem is powerful, she is a representation of a strong Palestinian mother, who is striped of her options, and her ability to provide safety for her family. There are some amazing murals and shots throughout the film that aid this idea of her being genuine and powerful. As the movie goes on Reem does EVERYTHING she can for the sake of her daughter without even a thought for herself.

While watching this movie we all must ask: "can liars ever believe someone else can be telling the truth"? The truth is such a provocative and fragile thing.

From the moment this short started, there is a devastatingly heartbreaking truth to the innocence that has been stripped at such a basic level from the Palestinian people for so long. In less than 30 minutes you're taken on journey through filmmaking that is the everyday reality for so many. With each step through the short we embark of a journey of love, loss, and family. If only this could be a fantasy world of the past, if only the actors weren't able to draw from their own memories, their own pain at such a raw level. I wish we could have a thousand minutes of the second 5 minutes (no spoilers). The dehumanization of the people of Palestine through the Israeli apartheid system is so vibrant in this short film. There is a certain truth to the quote by Lowkey in his song "Long Live Palestine 3" that "if you take away the home, where is the heart supposed to live".