It's a dizzyingly reflexive concept that could be too self - involved to really connect, but as our reviewer discovered, the fragmentary, impressionistic «
Cameraperson» (often employing off - cuts of films she worked on) actually builds to «a surprisingly emotional and heartfelt film... Humanity permeates [the film], so as experimental as it is, it's
also stirring and poignant, with a tangible sense of empathy intact in every frame...» [A]
Last week, Hammer to Nail published three more articles of mine: another review from the recent AFI DOCS festival, this time of ACORN and the Firestorm; an interview (
also from AFI DOCS) with Stefan Avalos, director of Strad Style; and a review of Criterion's new Blu - ray release of
Cameraperson.