Kirby Dick's "Chain Camera" takes an unusual approach. A number of students in a Los Angeles high school film themselves and their lives during their final year of secondary education (the 1999-2000 school year). Coming from a number of cultural backgrounds, these students talk about a variety of topics that affect them. One might say that the ethnic and cultural heterogeneity among the student body is the supreme representation of the United States.
If the documentary doesn't have a solid focus, then it's because there's a number of different kinds of people here. Every student had something good to say, although some of the remarks probably wouldn't be considered politically correct anymore. I found it to be a good documentary, especially considering that this was the last class to graduate before the contested 2000 election and then the 9/11 attacks.
If the documentary doesn't have a solid focus, then it's because there's a number of different kinds of people here. Every student had something good to say, although some of the remarks probably wouldn't be considered politically correct anymore. I found it to be a good documentary, especially considering that this was the last class to graduate before the contested 2000 election and then the 9/11 attacks.