Film
The Hottest August
- Director
- Brett Story
- Certificate
- TBA
- Running Time
- 92 mins
Brett Story‘s documentary is officially described as both “a film about climate change, disguised as a portrait of collective anxiety” and “a window into the collective consciousness of the present”. So, uh, what does that actually mean, then? During the month of August 2017, Story trundled through the five boroughs of New York City asking punters about their lives and fears for the future, compiling their answers into this big movie mosaic that’s presented without any narration.
“The Hottest August is ambitious and carefully thought through, but its scattershot, no-context approach undermines it in the end,” was The Hollywood Reporter‘s verdict
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