What You Gonna Do When the World's on Fire?
Roberto Minervini's documentary was shot in the American South in the summer 2017, during the aftermath of a rash of police killings of African American men. Some black people, like bar owner Judy, are trying to survive in the face of oppression and gentrification; others, like Kevin of the Mardi Gras Indians, are trying to keep precious traditions alive; others are acting more directly, like the Black Panthers. It's a stirring, un-preachy film that, according to Beatrice Loayza of the AV Club, "concentrates on the raw, emotional textures of [Minervini's] subjects."
