Words (I) (2018) User Reviews

So educational and heartwarming.

[khaled_mansoor · 10/10 · 26 July 2018]

I learned so much from watching this documentary, it's beautifully shot and directed, I highly recommend it.

The Talking Gender Non-Binary Blues

[dflat · 9/10 · 18 October 2018]

Saw a sneak preview of this documentary through a mutual friend of the director's. It's a no-frills (but effective...and funny, and enlightening!) look at New York City's LGBTQ+ community, as a wide cross-section of same try to articulate who they are and what their place is in both the Big Apple and the world at large.

A Queer and Clever Conversation

[jwfredriksz · 10/10 · 12 August 2021]

Mattioli craftily steps back and allows the words of everyday New Yorkers to unveil what it means to truly be oneself. Interviewees muse on how language is both a tool and active force in their own lives. Identity is given a portrayal only described in the words of the documentary itself. The film's direction and editing capture a powerful combination: a simultaneous sensation of wading through a sea of passing New Yorkers while also getting to know them on an individual basis. The queer angle in its discussion is what truly elevates Words into an engaging hour and a half.