Documentary Essay

rulings of all time. The film begins with the November 7th election and ends with the ruling of the Supreme Court, which stopped the election recount in Florida on December 12th. Mixing fictional recreations and real news footage, the revealing documentary shows a behind the scenes look of the Florida recount and the drama surrounding the presidential election. Recount recreates many of the powerhouses in the Florida fight. Democratic representatives include Ron Klain, who had served as Gore's Chief

Before watching, I also thought to myself that it must be hard watching other kids be something that they already are born with and already know who they are in life, while you are trying to obtain the same goal without being judged. To watch this documentary and watch these kids at such a young age know that they were not born to be the person who their parents thought they are supposed to be touched me in an unexplainable way. It touched

Aseem quite vividly describes the first time he heard about the film and how he came to be the cinematographer for it. He elaborates, “I had just come back from New York after shooting the film ‘New York’ and Irrfan called me and said there’s a film called Paan Singh Tomar. I hadn’t ever heard about him at the time. I had heard of Milkha Singh and other famous athletes and Phoolan Devi, Man Singh and other notorious bandits but not Paan Singh Tomar. Irrfan said there is a film, my friend is directing

Far away, in the distant land of America, a phenomenal little TV show is taking the nation by storm. The show? Parks and Recreation. Also know as Parks and Rec, also known as just Parks! Now, if you google Parks and Recreation, you will most likely come across various different small town's parks and recreation departments. After perusing these for all of two minutes, you'll come across the Wikipedia page for Parks and Recreation. Often described as "the little show that could", Parks and Rec had

Within many different cultures, there are a multitude of views on what is the best way to raise a child. Within the documentary, “Babies,” four different cultures were examined in order to provide a better understanding into different child rearing practices. From Africa, Ponijao grew up in a tribe based home with many children and seemed to be his mother’s responsibility. From Mongolia, Bayar spent a majority of his infancy alone, learning to self sooth and entertain himself. From Japan, Mari

Watching this documentary put into perspective just truly how difficult retirement saving is in today’s times. “Half of all Americans say they can’t afford to save for retirement” (Retirement Gamble). With such as vast amount of citizens being unable to save funds, the workplace is continually being filled up with older individuals. This, in turn, leaves less room for the younger aged working force who is seeking out new job openings. Also, pensions are almost solely a thing of the past, “In 1970

care their kids. Most of the kids that's forced into foster care at a young age are basically apart of the juvenile system and will be a step behind the other kids for as education and etc. Two of the main characters that was presented in the documentary “Girlhood” were Shanae who was arrested for murder at the age of 12, after stabbing a friend to death. Megan (16) who also committed a violent crime her mother was a drug-addled prostitute megan mother was in and out jail so megan mother wasn't

"Cowspiracy" is a documentary by Kip Anderson and Keegan Kuhn.  The film explores the multi billion dollar cattle industry, specifically focusing on cows. For years environmental organizations and the government have encouraged society to car pool, ride bikes, take quick showers, conserve electricity and water, compost, and recycle. But is this enough? What if cows in actuality are the leading cause of pollution? According to the film, "Animal agriculture is responsible for 18 percent of greenhouse

In Bears, a Disneynature documentary film, directors Alastair Fothergill and Keith Scholey filmed the first year of life of two Alaskan brown bear cubs with their Mother, in the coastal mountain regions of Alaska. Through the film’s portrayals of Alaska’s beauty and wildlife, viewers are able to see what Alaska means to them. However, despite these majestic portrayals of Alaska and its wildlife, in the film’s early moments, the narrator states, “the first year of parenting is always the hardest and

concrete vault located in a forest. The film marked "Ghetto" was one of the many films of Hitler's propaganda machine found in this archive. Out of all the films found only one film showed the Jewish life in the Ghettos. This film turned into the documentary called A Film Unfinished. The footage from the film corresponds with the class lectures about the ghettos in regards to conditions, underground secretes, and the Judenrat. Conditions in the ghetto varied in different locations, but in this film