JOAN BAEZ I AM NOISE – ★★★☆

I’m not overly familiar with Joan Baez’s music, but definitely familiar with her legendary status as an artist. This documentary was perhaps a tad longer than it needed to be, but dug deep into her personal history with much of it interviewing her, and using a great archive of recordings. It was interesting to see that everyone can be impacted by their personal demons, including someone who most would consider a great success in their field, and who has spent a lot of their lives campaigning for needs of others. Am I likely to delve deeper into her history or music after seeing this? For me, not likely; I had enough from what this offered.

ART TALENT SHOW – ★★☆

Documentary showing the applications process for art students at a college in Czech Republic. Pretty miss-able, it seemed to show more about the teachers themselves than the students, and when showing the students, it seemed to be less about their art, and more about twisted and sometimes inappropriate interview questions.