As much as we love to talk about rumors swirling around upcoming summer blockbusters or moan about potential prequels to our favorite science ficiton movies, sometimes we've just got to make time for cinema that's not big and flashy, but rather emotionally resonant and deeply moving.
Do you have 24 minutes to spare? Okay, go ahead and close those other browser tabs and give this short documentary, titled 'Lift', a watch. You won't regret it.
Shot almost entirely from a single angle in the corner of an elevator in a London apartment building, the film chronicles what seems to be several weeks in the lives of the people who regularly come and go. As they get used to the filmmaker's continuous presence, the subjects begin to open up on camera, engage in conversation and talk about their lives
Do you have 24 minutes to spare? Okay, go ahead and close those other browser tabs and give this short documentary, titled 'Lift', a watch. You won't regret it.
Shot almost entirely from a single angle in the corner of an elevator in a London apartment building, the film chronicles what seems to be several weeks in the lives of the people who regularly come and go. As they get used to the filmmaker's continuous presence, the subjects begin to open up on camera, engage in conversation and talk about their lives
Although all of the people in the doc make for wonderful subjects, you've just got to love the guy who keeps offering the filmmaker food every time he gets in the elevator. Each of these average people -- from the seemingly grumpy man who reveals an amazing childhood memory to the woman who's "never been in love" -- seem to have a story that's not only worth telling, but worth listening to. We're all the heroes of our own life. As one uncommonly on-point YouTube comment points out: "People are just wonderful, aren't they?"
This is an interesting review/reflection of the documentary Bradley demonstrating clear understanding conventions and appropriateness of subject matter.
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