We finally finished watching all eight seasons of an Australian television series called McLeod's Daughters; each season at over 25 episodes. I suppose some might call it nighttime soap opera, but we found it quite engaging and enjoyed it very much.

I watched some others in the meantime which were absolutely riveting. One we just finished was produced by and starred Wes Studi. It was produced in 2009 and is called, The Only Good Indian. A lot of us already know about how Native Americans' and First Nations' children were torn from their homes and placed in boarding schools and much worse. The movie is about that with some well-done inner conflicts among the various characters. Takes place in Kansas. Quite well done, imo.

Another stunning indie film, which I watched recently, was The Unmistaken Child, a documentary. It had a profound effect on me.

Cosi, was hilarious, touching, and uplifting. Inexperienced guy is hired to run crafts, etc. for folks in an insane asylum. There were some outstanding actors in it, one of whom convinces him they should do a production of the opera by Mozart, Cosi fan Tutte.

One more documentary, highly recommended, Blossoms of Fire, about the families, the women especially, of Juchitan, Isthmus Zapotec in Mexico. The outside world calls it the last matriarchal society, but the women do not call themselves that. From what I saw, as much as there can be, it was an even society between men and women, though the majority of men do give their earnings to the women who then manage it for the entire family. Very much a sharing community and trying very hard to keep from losing their language and their culture. It was beautiful to watch.

I typed this using a voice-recognition program. Any typos or mistakes are entirely its fault. Next time I will proofread.

(Okay, I lied. Came back to check it and couldn't stand the mistakes. I have to speak more slowly!)
kat