On the Impossibility of an Homage vs Siren: The Voices of Shelley Beattie
On the Impossibility of an Homage has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6/10 for Siren: The Voices of Shelley Beattie). On the Impossibility of an Homage is the shorter watch at 19m compared with 1h 43m. On the Impossibility of an Homage is the older of the two (2024 against 2025). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
On the Impossibility of an Homage
Siren: The Voices of Shelley Beattie| On the Impossibility of an Homage | Siren: The Voices of Shelley Beattie | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.0/10 |
| Year | 2024 | 2025 |
| Length | 19m | 1h 43m |
| Genres | Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | Germany | United States of America |
| Director | Xandra Popescu | Irene Taylor |
| Main cast | Gabriela Durleci, Cristian Susu, Mirela Simniceanu, Ion Tugearu | Shelley Beattie, Marlee Matlin, John Romano, Ed Connors, Bill Koch |
Synopsis
On the Impossibility of an Homage
Given a portrait, who is responsible for the image we see, the painter or the subject? Ion used to be a a rockstar of Ballet in Communist Romania. When we first discussed the possibility of a portrait, Ion was initially thrilled. He’d been dreaming that someday there’d be a film about him. But during the filmmaking process Ion finds it hard to let go.
Siren: The Voices of Shelley Beattie
Shelley Beattie, a Deaf woman and champion bodybuilder, found fame in the 1990s on the hit TV show American Gladiators, where she competed under the name "Siren" before her untimely death in 2008. While charismatic, gorgeous, and a fierce competitor, Beattie also battled personal demons, struggling with mental illness, addiction, and questions of her own identity. Framed by the insight of another Deaf woman in Hollywood who found herself in the…
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