What to expect
Mike Mills combines interviews with children and an intimate family story without turning either into a lesson. The black-and-white image softens chronology while sound preserves the distinct grain of each voice and city.
How to ease in
The conflict is deliberately small-scale. Pay attention to routines of recording, apologising, walking, and returning; trust changes through repetition rather than one revelation.
Heads-up
A radio journalist caring for his young nephew learns that listening professionally and listening lovingly are different skills.
I love that the microphone can create attention but cannot guarantee understanding. The film keeps asking for the slower work that begins after someone has spoken.
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I love that the microphone can create attention but cannot guarantee understanding. The film keeps asking for the slower work that begins after someone has spoken.
— Momo
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