Dec 3, 2016
Free the Mind, Phie Ambo. USA/Sweden/Netherlands/Australia/Finland/Denmark, 2012 ★★★ You know how there's "free the nipple"? Well, here's "free the nostril".
seen from Canada
seen from Canada
seen from Russia
seen from Chile
seen from Germany
seen from China
seen from United States
seen from United States
seen from Russia
seen from China
seen from United Kingdom
seen from Singapore
seen from Australia
seen from United States
seen from Saudi Arabia
seen from United States
seen from Saudi Arabia
seen from United States
seen from China
seen from United States
Free the Mind, Phie Ambo. USA/Sweden/Netherlands/Australia/Finland/Denmark, 2012 ★★★ You know how there's "free the nipple"? Well, here's "free the nostril".
Free the Mind (Phie Ambo, 2013)
Free the Mind (Phie Ambo, 2013)
Free the Mind (Phie Ambo, 2013)
Free the Mind (Phie Ambo, 2013)
Apparently today I was meant to put my attention on man filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn. Earlier today I shared a short video about his new film Only God Forgives, which included him giving a glimpse into his screenwriting strategies. Later - synchronistically - I noticed that MUBI had added woman filmmaker Phie Ambo's documentary Gambler (2006), which chronicles Refn's attempts to rebound from bankruptcy, so I watched. It's an intriguing look at financial repercussions of filmmaking when independently financed films tank at the box office. It did not make me eager to watch his work. Drive's the only one of his films I've seen. I have a feeling it might stay that way for a while at least. I hear reports that the new film is ultra violent and the violence is not particularly contextualized. I thought the violence in Drive was a bit over the top... so I think I'll turn my attention elsewhere... somewhere more intellectually engaged. Perhaps I'm missing out? I am, however, motivated to see more of documentarian Phie Ambo's creations.
I watched this film as part of Day 19: A Yearlong Film Viewing Balancing Act.