Documentary+Review

The video I chose to review: [|Poverty] media type="custom" key="7195005"

__//** Poverty (2009) **//__

**Director:** Jon Zaugg **Producer:** Zaugg Productions **Genre:** Human Right's Documentary **Music:** Weaver at the Loom

This four and a half minute long documentary te lls i n de pth ab out the causes, effects, and statistics of poverty all around the world. It shows clips of children living in poverty all around the world, followed by some stunning stats: ~Today, over 30 000 children will die of starvation; one death every three seconds. ~2.8 BILLION people live in poverty. ~13 million people die each year from PREVENTABLE diseases. The message of this film is that anybody can help someone living in poverty- it was made to promote awareness. It is a very important issue- the outstanding number of deaths every day from dirty water, malaria, war, and abuse- that can and should be prevented by the people who have the capacity to do so taking action. I found this a very emotionally moving short film; the statistics were incredible, and unlike some other documentaries, really made you understand how many problems the world has. I think the music went perfectly with the documentary- the whole thing was haunting, with a tragic feel that won't let you forget it too soon.

20/24

__** Documentary Notes **__

~plot: interviewing 50 people, they were asked to respond to the same question ~question: where would you wish to wake up tomorrow? ~some answers: home, beach in Kenya, Paris, London ~some people were happy with where they were, some wanted to be somewhere else ~some people hesitated, really had to think about it ~shows peoples personalities ~started with simple answers (home) went to more complex (paradise) ~director cut back/forth from different responses ~same street corner gave a sense of unity ~music: soft, flowing, helps to bring the choppy scenes together, has a dreamlike quality (at one point stops- comes back in with singing) ~camera angle: panned a bit, not static
 * 1. Fifty People, One Question **

~talks about how wonderful and loyal his dog was ~talks about how he taught him how to love ~very emotional when Oden was put down ~didn't like: the sound was terrible- couldn't understand most of what he was saying ~showed clips of him and Oden ~first person because the main character is narrating it ~camera is inserted so it's like you're there ~theme: Oden taught him how to love (uncoditional love, love without judgement)
 * 2. Last Minutes With ODEN **

~man photocopies a black hole somehow ~uses it first to steal from a vending machine, then money from his bosses safe ~must really hate his boss if he tried to steal all the money ~not a documentary, but a short film with a message ~tries to steal from the safe, but climbs through the black hole and is trapped in the safe
 * 3. The Black Hole **

~showed clips of schools, kids talking about being bullied ~sound: not great sound ~is more cheerful toward the end of the trailer ~camera angle: at some points moving down the hallway as if from the point of view of a bully chasing someone or a victim running away ~gave a sense that some stories won't end that badly ~talking about topic, showing clips of relation ~interviewed a bully ~irony: after talking about bullying the kids were play fighting
 * 4. The Bully Project **