Time (2020)

With its ethereal mix of Emahoy Tsegue- Maryam Guebrou’s 1960s compositions and contemporary music by Jamieson Shaw and Edwin Montgomery, combining with juxtaposed digital footage from recent times and Sibil’s low-res 90s recordings, Time’s overall tone and message is one of melancholy and loss.

While gripping from start to finish, there isn't a minute of "Time" that feels engineered for our entertainment.

The cumulative impact - boiled down into an open-minded and deeply empathetic 81 minutes - will almost certainly rewire how Americans think about the prison-industrial complex.

It reminds us in eminently cinematic ways that behind the numbers and procedures of a court case are actual lives existing in actual, human time.

Blends its mournful tones and its dramatic energies with a romantic ardor and a historic grandeur.

In just a scant 80 minutes, Garrett Bradley's documentary shows the breadth and depth of this family's endurance and struggle in the face of monumental odds.

A collage of experience, lovingly assembled by [Garrett] Bradley with [Fox] Rich's invaluable help... Time appeals to heart and mind. It also, hopefully, convinces us of their capacity for action.

People will be immediately drawn to Fox Rich, one of the most unforgettable documentary subjects of the last few years.