Bliss, bliss, BLISS. Bliss, I tell you. I did something last night I haven't done in ages while Didgeridoo Boy was at work - I got all over Netflix instant view on my laptop and watched documentaries in bed. The two I chose were:
- Harlan County, USA
- A Walk Into the Sea: Danny Williams and the Warhol Factory -
Harlan County, USA is the story of a coal miners' strike in Kentucky that began in 1972. Barbara Kopple was in the area to document efforts to unseat the leader of Miners for Democracy, and shifted her project's focus when the strike began (source). The film very much takes you into the middle of everything, and for me, was completely engrossing - there was a moment involving an arrest (no spoilers from here) that actually found me shaking my fist in the air and shouting, "HELL YES!"
A Walk Into the Sea: Danny Williams and the Warhol Factory is Esther Robinson's film about her uncle, Danny Williams, a member of Andy Warhol's inner circle at the Factory who vanished at age 27. It presents a vivid image of him and life within that mini-society through interviews with the likes of Brigid Berlin, Billy Name (among others), and Danny's family, interspersed with clips of his own film work. Revealing and poignant, it's one I definitely plan to watch again so I can make sure to take every bit of it in.
Back to prepping the house for the mini staycation Didge and I have planned for this weekend. I have no clue what he's planning beyond going out for "supplies" this evening - and I know he's been eyeballing a prepackaged selection of fireworks. Holy hell, I just became very nervous.
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