OTT Recommendations
This week if you are just stressed out a little, JournaScreen informs you about new OTT releases in the upcoming week which you could binge-watch with your family and friends after a long tiring day of work.
1. My Octopus Teacher
Release Date- 7th September 2020
Platform- Netflix
Directors- Pippa Ehrich, James Reed
Cast- Craig Foster, Tom Foster
Running Time- 85 minutes
Storyline: My Octopus Teacher is about the relationship between the filmmaker Craig Foster and a typical female octopus residing in the kelp forest of South Africa's False Bay.
The directors beautifully showed the world of the 'Octopus' that surrounded her. We recommend this documentary because its beautiful narration showed us that we humans had deteriorated the core meaning of being in a relationship. This documentary followed a unique style of filmmaking and storytelling. It is a must-watch for nature-loving filmmakers.
2. One Child Nation
Release Date- 8th November 2019
Platform- Amazon Prime Video
Directors- Nanfu Wang, Jialing Zhang
Cast- Brian Stuy, Longlan Stuy, Jiaoming Pang, Zaodi Wang, Zhimei Wang, Peng Wang, Huaru Yuan, Tunde Wang, Shuqin Jiang, Xianwen Liu
Running Time- 89 minutes
Storyline: This documentary is about China's one-child policy, which the government implemented in 1980 and its widespread impact. The documentary emphasized the practical measures by which the judiciary implemented policy. The main reason is to know how China implemented this stringent policy on Chinese population through regulated state machinery. Another reason is its stunning visuals and how the directors narrated this plot in an unbiased way. As we know, China officially ended its one-child policy in January 2016 in favour of a two-child policy before it introduced a three-child policy in May 2021.
3. Wild Wild Country
Release Date- 16th March 2018
Platform- Netflix
Directors- Maclain Way, Chapman Way
Cast- Rajneesh, Ma Anand Sheela, Jane Stork, Philip Toelkes, Laura Eisen
Episodes- 6
Storyline: This documentary series covers the rise and fall of the Rajneeshpuram (Osho) community more extensively than any show before it. This documentary series gave an insight into the city of Oregon. Watch out for an unapologetic Ma Anand Sheela, the personal assistant of Osho and the most controversial woman in the community.
The Directors made this series in unprejudiced manner, making this series a unique one dealing with a controversial Indian guru named Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh (Osho) and his followers. In 2018, Wild Wild Country won the Creative Arts Emmy Award for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series.
4. Free Solo
Release Date- 28th September 2018
Platform- Disney+ Hotstar
Directors- Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin
Cast- Alex Honnold, Sanni McCandless, Jimmy Chin, Tommy Caldwell
Running Time- 100 minutes
Storyline: This documentary is about rock climber Alex Honnold's quest to perform a free solo climb of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. This unusual documentary explores what Alex Honnold is eager to do to accomplish his dreams. His journey to El Capitan was fascinating as he was striving for something bigger and less fleeting than wealth or fame.
This documentary shows captivating visuals and also beautifully portrayed human emotion.
5. Kaagaz ki Kashti
Release Date- 11th January 2019
Platform- Amazon Prime Video
Director- Brahmanand S. Singh
Cast- Jagjit Singh, Ghulam Ali, Talat Aziz, Mahesh Bhatt, Subhash Ghai, Gulzar, Zakir Hussain, Anup Jalota, Ameesha Patel, Pankaj Udhas
Running Time- 127 minutes
Storyline: This documentary depicts the life journey of singer Jagjit Singh, who popularised the classical Ghazal. The film combines real accounts, interviews, video footage set in the background of Jagjit Singh's compositions. The director included interviews of Jagjit Singh's associates like his wife Chitra Singh, Zakir Hussain, Gulzar, Ameesha Patel and Mahesh Bhatt.
This documentary thrived in upholding the dramatic flavour of the film. If you are someone who nurtures interest in Indian music, this one will surely add on its charm!
Author:
Anamitra Paul
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