Documentary Reviews and Features | Little White Lies

Genre Documentary

Red graffiti spelling "Mum" on wall, iron bedframe, messy bedroom.
Review

Blue Bag Life

by Marina Ashioti

Rebec­ca Lloyd-Evans and Lisa Selby’s fea­ture doc­u­men­tary aims to explore the inter­con­nect­ed prisms of addic­tion and unortho­dox motherhood.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Red and grey military-style helmets with the number 519 printed on them.
Review

Riotsville, USA

by Caitlin Quinlan

Using mil­i­tary train­ing footage, Sier­ra Pet­tengill’s archival doc­u­men­tary traces the ori­gins of police mil­i­tari­sa­tion in the US.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A group of musicians performing on stage, with guitars, drums, and a man singing into a microphone. The stage is dimly lit with red and white lighting, creating a dramatic and intense atmosphere.
Review

Meet Me in the Bathroom

by Ed Gibbs

New York’s pre‑9/​11 music scene is revis­it­ed in this suit­ably lo-fi doc­u­men­tary from the mak­ers of Shut Up and Play the Hits.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two individuals seated at a dining table in a cosy interior. Floral arrangements, candles, and various dishes on the table.
Review

Electric Malady

by Billie Walker

Marie Liden offers an insight into one man’s expe­ri­ence with debil­i­tat­ing elec­trosen­si­tiv­i­ty in her mov­ing fea­ture debut.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Person wearing long coat walking through grassy field towards mountains.
Review

Fashion Reimagined

by Saskia Lloyd Gaiger

The sto­ry of Amy Powney and her jour­ney to cre­ate tru­ly sus­tain­able and eth­i­cal clothes oscil­lates between the fas­ci­nat­ing and the tiresome.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Electronic road sign displaying 'GORT T', surrounded by grassy field and a school sign for Killeshin National School.
Review

Town of Strangers

by Saskia Lloyd Gaiger

An intre­pid film­mak­er trav­els to the Irish nowherestown of Gort to explore the expan­sive con­cept of home among its diverse residents.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two people dining at a table in a dimly lit restaurant, with a bottle of wine and food on the table.
Review

Husband

by Xuanlin Tham

Devo­rah Baum and Josh Appig­nane­si attempt to nav­i­gate their rela­tion­ship as they take a trip to the Unit­ed States.

4
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Person in car wearing elaborate pink feathered costume and floral headdress.
Review

All The Beauty and the Bloodshed

by Marina Ashioti

Lau­ra Poitras’ por­trait of activist and artist Nan Goldin is a damn­ing indict­ment of the US phar­ma­ceu­ti­cal indus­try and a touch­ing look at a famil­ial tragedy.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Illuminated "Boba" sign, stall with drinks, snacks, and a person sitting behind the counter.
Review

Nascondino (Hide & Seek)

by Marina Ashioti

This lyri­cal obser­va­tion­al doc­u­men­tary by debu­tant Vic­to­ria Fiore follow’s a young boy grow­ing up on the streets of Naples.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Elderly man in a green cap and scarf sitting at a desk, surrounded by various objects including a guitar and a box.
Review

Mr Bachmann and his Class

by David Jenkins

Maria Speth’s inti­mate non-fic­tion epic pro­files a spiky but saint­ly Ger­man school­teacher and his students.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect