Like all of Giovanni's films, this was incredibly
powerful.
It was an emotional experience to go through,
and it was a bit of a rollercoaster
because these gorgeous, beautiful dance moves that were
so eloquent with these tragic, graphic stories.
Such a beautiful combination of effects and technique
always amazes me about his films.
I work in domestic violence, so this subject
matter is very dear to my heart, but
also the way the visual presentation of it
was just incredible.
It just touched my heart.
Oh, it's a deeply moving film, and it's
beautifully shot and artfully directed, and the performances
are also grounded.
And the poetry spoken is deeply profound in
a very real and moving way.
Oh, I thought it was beautiful, and I
loved seeing that it is such a violent
and difficult topic, and it was displayed in
this movie in such a beautiful way.
Hearing the stories interwoven with the beautiful dances,
which at one time were violent, and at
another time were so beautiful.
I mean, it was a work of art.
I loved it.
I really enjoyed, in particular, the part of
the story that was narrated from the point
of a younger boy thinking about his mother,
because I actually have a similar experience in
my family in that sense.
And it just really drives home the point
that it's a gender issue, it's a women's
issue, but no one wins under patriarchy, right?
Men or women, no one wins.
And so I was just really surprised, but
also moved that that was a part of
the film, that it's a woman's experience, but
also what does it do to the family,
and what does it do to future generations?
So it's really, really important.
I feel it's an honor to see it,
and I was moved by the photography and
the choreography.
I was thinking, watching it, experiencing it as
a woman, I was thinking about the director
Giovanni, that he's very courageous to do this
work, speak and work and express about femicide,
a man doing that, and I was moved
by that.
I thought it was, the way that the
story was told was very well done, because
different documentaries, they're usually just back-to-back
interviews, but I liked the different art forms
that he showed and tied together the different
images of people dancing, and then voiceover stories,
as well as stories where you're seeing the
woman and the emotions that she's having, having
to relive things that have happened to her,
so it was a very captivating story.
I was stunned by the creativity of it.
I think the melding of the art and
the arthouse movie was such an important topic
I'd never seen done before, and I think
that's so powerful.
I hope to see more.