Kirsten Johnson’s The Above is a short documentary rich with symbolism and interesting images. Through her documentary KJ questioned how far is too far for a government to reach in the name of keeping the peace? The film which spanned less than 10 minutes centered around the presence of an ominous U.S military blimp on opposite sides of the world. While it seemed that the short doc took “detours” from the main track of the film every scene in some way related back to the mysterious blimp. One thing I appreciated about her film was the fact that though it was short it was a dense project. I got the sense that every shot had a purpose and tied closely to the theme of her documentary.
I completely agree with your comment on the denseness of this film. It was interesting and KJ’s cinematography was so impactful even in the short 10 minutes of the film.