In the Intense Now

In the Intense Now is a thought-provoking documentary that examines the tumultuous events of the 9160s through a personal lens. The film juxtaposes a cornucopia of archive materials, including first-person narration by the director and amateur footage shot by his mother during the Cultural Revolution in China. The film offers a unique perspective on historical events, exploring how discourse, performance, and image-making shaped the uprisings in four different countries, including the military coup in Brazil, the student uprisings in Paris, and the end of Prague Spring. The film raises important questions about the role of politics in shaping our understanding of history and the ways in which personal experiences can reflect and refract broader social and political movements.

You can stream In the Intense Now on: Apple TV

Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as In the Intense Now include On Putin's Blacklist, Blackfish, Concert Crush, Hail Satan?, The Queen's Green Planet, Everything and Nothing: The Amazing Science of Empty Space.