- Summary: Weaving together poetry, music, art and stunning scenery to create a hopeful and collective story, Arise looks at the extraordinary women around the world who are coming together to heal the injustices against the earth.
- Director: Candice Orlando
- Genre(s): Documentary
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 0 out of 4
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Mixed: 2 out of 4
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Negative: 2 out of 4
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60Arise always feels unified, a genuinely felt and executed womanist letter to the world.
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40Despite an impressive global scope and admirable ethnic diversity among the interview subjects, the central thesis that women are leading the charge on green issues receives nothing but anecdotal support.
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Sep 17, 201330The mother-daughter filmmaking team's doc reads more as a feature-length infomercial for the many organizations it highlights—all of which are more than deserving of the attention—than a probing look at what it means to be at one with our planet in the 21st century.
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30Unfortunately, the power of the message is diluted by the pedestrian filmmaking, with the overall effect resembling a compendium of public service announcements.
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