Reviews of documentaries

 Reviewing different documentaries

The first documentary I watched over summer, and reflecting is 'Escobar by Escobar', this four-part docu series was released on the 11th of August 2021. It is a True Crime documentary and is only available on Sky. It's the true story of the Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar through the eyes of his son, Juan Pablo, whose life changed astronomically the day his father died. This documentary uses journalists who followed Escobar and family members so we can get the real insight into how he lived and how he died. This is targeted to people who are interested in true crime dramas and will most

likely like horror films and horror TV series.

Formula 1: Drive to Survive is a documentary series produced in a collaboration between Netflix and Formula One to give a behind-the-scenes look at the drivers and races of the Formula One World Championship. This is a three-season documentary with ten episodes in each season. This is targeted at anyone who is in the sporting industry and who isn't but is interested in sport to see how the sporting half-live. It was released on the 8th March 2019 and is still running to this day with a new season coming out soon.

Jesy Nelson: 'Odd One Out' was released on BBC Three, this documentary shows Little Mix star Jesy

Nelson as she goes on the journey of rehabilitation as she opens up about abuse, she has suffered at the hands of cyberbullies and the effects it has had on her mental health. In the documentary we see her Little Mix bandmates talking about their own struggles with dealing with Jesy's mental health as they are increasingly getting more famous in their industry. This documentary is targeted at the young girl and boys that follow Little Mix but at most young people that have struggled with mental health due to body image. I can by far say this was my favourite documentary to watch as I felt her pain and everyone can relate to being body shamed and sexually harassed so seeing how someone that successful can feel the same way as us really made an impact.

Andy Murray: Resurfacing is a documentary film that tracks the tennis star's devastating injury journey between 2017-2019, from the front lines of surgical theatres, to the intimate corners of his home, we live alongside and witness Andy at his most vulnerable. Andy Murray is considered to be Britain's greatest sportsman ever; we see why Andy puts himself through the unimaginable to get back to the sport that he loves. Released on April 4th 2020 this is targeted to Brits who follow Andy Murray as it was like he had disappeared for a while and also to sports fans and athletes who might have had a sports injury themselves but have not had the enthusiasm to get back up. In this documentary it really shows off Murray's vulnerable side showing the public that no one is perfect.

Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich is an American web documentary television miniseries about convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The miniseries is based on the 2016 book of the same name by James Patterson, and co-written by John Connolly and Tim Malloy. Filthy Rich was released on May 27th, 2020 on Netflix. The four-part documentary features interviews with several survivors including Virginia Giuffre and Maria Farmer. along with former staff members and former police chief Michael Reiter, a key individual from the first criminal case against Epstein. This documentary is very disturbing in how he got away with all pf these crimes over the years.