Stories We Tell (Polley)
documentary
134
Stimulating
Consistently challenges the viewer and rewards attention
Score Breakdown
Cognitive Stimulation/50
34
Educational Value/50
28
Craft & Quality/50
40
IQ = round((Cognitive × 0.4 + Educational × 0.35 + Craft × 0.25) × 4)
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The TVI Take
Sarah Polley investigates her family secret through interviews and reconstructed footage. The formal revelation of which footage is reconstructed is one of documentary cinemas finest moments.
Educational about family myth-making and the subjective nature of memory.
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