On the Impossibility of an Homage vs There Is a Me

On the Impossibility of an Homage is the shorter watch at 19m compared with 1h 5m. On the Impossibility of an Homage is the older of the two (2024 against 2026). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.

On the Impossibility of an Homage posterOn the Impossibility of an Homage2024 VS There Is a Me posterThere Is a Me2026
On the Impossibility of an HomageThere Is a Me
Audience score★ 10.0/10★ 0.0/10
Year20242026
Length19m1h 5m
GenresDocumentaryDocumentary
CountryGermany–
DirectorXandra PopescuBrian Ellison
Main castGabriela Durleci, Cristian Susu, Mirela Simniceanu, Ion TugearuHannah Ariel, Olivia Schaperjohn, Lori Todd, Judah Todd, Grace Ehrhorn

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.

There Is a Me

At six years old, Amy was torn from everything familiar and thrust into a system marked by instability, abuse, and neglect. Her childhood unfolded through foster care, sexual trauma, and addiction, leaving her wounded and angry long before she reached adulthood. At seventeen, her life fractured again when her mother was murdered. Grief-stricken and untethered, Amy fled to the streets of Nashville, where survival quickly gave way to exploitation…

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