Review: Imagine has noble goals and a unique approach, but stumbles in its execution
Imagine is not quite like anything I've ever seen, and it knows that that will be the case for just about anyone who watches it. The film opens with a lot of text explaining its unusual origin story and production method. There's even a Star Wars -style bit of scrolling text. The filmmakers are clearly really proud of what they've done here, and I get why. This film was born in the midst of the pandemic, when covid pushed us all into isolation, and the internet became a bastion of connection. Imagine boasts having more than 400 writers who contributed to it via Google Doc. The project was then honed and refined by various people, including Indigenous Australian writer-directors Jack Manning Bancroft and Tyson Yunkaporta, who served as shepherds of the project. It's hard to imagine (lol) a film with more noble goals. Imagine seeks to impart wisdom from various Indigenous leaders and activists, often using found audio (from podcasts and the like) to give voice to the var...
