NR | 1h 20min | Documentary, Technology, Nature | 09 June 2023 (USA/Mexico)
Back in April, I reviewed two documentaries (“Matter out of Place” and “River”) for the Epoch Times. Each focused on ecology, climate change, and the supreme lack of urgency we humans possess in doing anything to rectify these “sky is falling” issues. Both movies also featured next to no dialogue or narration and depended purely on visual imagery (some of it admittedly spectacular) to make their points.
Director Natalia Almada wrote, edited, and produced the documentary “Users.” (Icarus Films)
In many ways, writer-director-producer-editor-narrator Natalia Almada’s “Users” bears a strong visual resemblance to these two other films, yet contains almost completely different subject matter. It includes very few spoken words and depends heavily on its imagery to relay its messages….