Movie reviews

FESTIWAL PRZEMIANY (PRZEMIANY FESTIVAL)

I AM HUMAN

Watchable. There are 100 bn neurons in the brain which is the same number as the old estimate of the number of galaxies in the universe and each neuron is as complex as Los Angeles, as we hear in this documentary. Yet the rest is less inspiring. 3 disabled people gain new chances of recovery through brain implants with varied results: Parkinson's disease treatment being the most promising, regaining one's vision the least. It appears movement is the easiest to re-control. The film is slow-paced with lots of focus on protagonists rather than on science. Ends in scientific hopes.

DE HUMANI CORPORIS FABRICA

Watchable. An unflinching look at a mortuary, a dissection of an amputated breast, a close look at dementia, operations of a penis, an overgrown prostate, an eye, a brain (if I guessed all these right, because no explanations are given), doctors' daily frustrations - hard to watch, brutal but uniquely insightful. Scary how we may happen to be at the mercy of others, also imperfect, humans.

20.000 ESPECIES DE ABEJAS (20,000 SPECIES OF BEES)

Walked out. Only 1 bee in the first 36 minutes. Instead boring family talks, plenty of little children, peeing, breastfeeding even in a swimming pool scene. Revolting.