otharius-25025 Reviews

Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy (2021)

Equally heartbreaking and heartwarming

[9/10 · 23 January 2022]

A look into the everyday life of a variety of health workers within the Blackfoot community. A community ravaged by addiction and psycological struggles, obtained through decades (centuries) of oppression and brutal assimilation processes.

It portrays warmth and fighting spirit in a seemingly hopless situation, and addresses the need for updated policies and research on the subject of addiction and recovery. It also provides a voice and a face to the many that too often are reduced to a mere statistic, showing the person underneath the vail of addiction.

I could say so much more, but would rather encourage everyone to watch it.

Watched at TIFF (Tromsø film festival), january 2022.

Nowhere to Hide (2016)

Important glance behind the curtains of a war-ridden area

[8/10 · 17 January 2017]

This is not a thorough review, but merely a plea for a larger audience to see this movie. It revolves around the paramedic, Nori, working in the war-ridden province of Diyala, Iraq.

It is in large filmed by Nori himself, at times with a hand-held camera, and at other times with a mobile phone, and gives a rare insight to the ever deteriorating situation that mares the area.

Rather than writing anymore about this,I urge you to watch it yourselves, to gain a broader understanding revolving the situation concerning so many refugees today.

It is truly worth the watch, albeit at times being both graphic and heartbreaking.