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Circus of Books (2019)
Amateur Home Video at Best.
This shouldn't be considered a professionally produced documentary. It's an amateur home video at the very best. No subject point whatsoever, the director tries to touch too many different topics that the story gets completely lost. Too much ambition, non-existent execution. The filming style makes it really difficult to concentrate because it shows behind the camera too often and the interviewees keep using "you", "your family" - too unprofessional. The director herself is extremely unlikable; she constantly gets the screen time as if she wants to be the main focus and most importantly she always makes all conversations about her. Her brother is sharing his coming out story and her response is "I don't get why you didn't come to me". Because IT IS NOT about you. Her arrogance is appalling. If the film focused more on the parents/store and the social injustice it would've been much better film but instead the director had to get the spotlight herself and threw the project down the drain. The content is great; it could've been a much better - or actually a real - documentary in someone else's hands.