Documentaries: Don't Judge a Film by its Genre

Documentaries: Don't Judge a Film by its Genre

Just as the age old expression says, "you should not judge a book by its cover," I've learned that this case can be applied to film as well. Before Micah Fink's visit to our class I always thought the worst of Documentaries. I used to think they were uninteresting and that it didn't matter whether I learned about how bad people in Somalia have it or how deforestation is destroying millions of habitats for the Earth's wildlife, but after seeing a bit of The Abominable Crime I completely changed my thinking. Documentaries are made for a reason: they want to inform. Essentially it's up to the audience to decide whether they care or not but if you took the time to think about how much hard work goes into actually making one of these you'd probably change your thinking like I did. Micah Fink and Common Good Productions put in months of networking, traveling, filming, editing, and producing into their documentaries. The Abominable Crime is truly moving and it hits very hard no matter which sexual orientation you prefer. They traveled to five countries to see how each saw their homosexual communities. This film is just an example of how capturing a documentary can be. Please watch the trailer at their website.