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fictional_fansFirst, disclaimer: this is a repost from my journal because really, that wasn't the right place to post. Maybe some of you have seen this already (what did you think?), maybe some haven't. I am very interested in spreading the word about this fantastic performer and would love to hear your thoughts.
Every human being should watch this and I just wish I could sit everyone I know down and make them stay until the end. I dare say Hannah Gadsby inspires everyone to be a better human being.
I don't want to give too much away and the trailer really does NOT prepare you for the best part of the programme (the second angry half):
This was such a great, angry, funny, serious, touching and educational hour I just spent, full of moments that made me go 'wow can she write!' or 'Man that's so true, I thought that, but now someone put it into words so well'. She made me hurt so much in telling the more personal bits of her story in the second half. For those who don't know (like me, an hour ago), Hannah Gadsby has been doing stand-up for 10 years, is from Tasmania and 'a quiet gay'.
I discovered the special by accident and I am so so glad I did! (I have since discovered that she has been getting glowing reviews from the New Yorker and the like). But just on a personal note, I could identify with her so easily, she introduced herself as the person that loves the 'sound of a tea cup finding its place on a saucer'. I think that was the point where I decided to keep watching.
It got even better when she began to include references to art history (Van Gogh and Picasso mostly, both times I learnt things I hadn't known before and which gave me a new perspective).
Apart from that, her special ties into the broader Metoo movement (trigger warnings for some awful stories of homophobia and rape) and public debate about sensitive issues, speaking up, and the right of free speech as a responsibility. There are two things she keeps repeating which are so poignant:
I need to tell my story properly.
I don't have time for that shit. Stop wasting my time.
And here's a great bit from a review from The Guardian which expresses soemthing else important better than I could:
When Gadsby punches out to break open a new space for herself, she manages to break open a new space for us all. Seeing women be angry and controlled, sad and yet in power, is still all too rare. And that is why Nanette works on screen: the simplicity. Just a woman for an hour – her voice and her power – creating a space to dare to dream of a different future for ourselves, and also for comedy.
Every human being should watch this and I just wish I could sit everyone I know down and make them stay until the end. I dare say Hannah Gadsby inspires everyone to be a better human being.
I don't want to give too much away and the trailer really does NOT prepare you for the best part of the programme (the second angry half):
This was such a great, angry, funny, serious, touching and educational hour I just spent, full of moments that made me go 'wow can she write!' or 'Man that's so true, I thought that, but now someone put it into words so well'. She made me hurt so much in telling the more personal bits of her story in the second half. For those who don't know (like me, an hour ago), Hannah Gadsby has been doing stand-up for 10 years, is from Tasmania and 'a quiet gay'.
I discovered the special by accident and I am so so glad I did! (I have since discovered that she has been getting glowing reviews from the New Yorker and the like). But just on a personal note, I could identify with her so easily, she introduced herself as the person that loves the 'sound of a tea cup finding its place on a saucer'. I think that was the point where I decided to keep watching.
It got even better when she began to include references to art history (Van Gogh and Picasso mostly, both times I learnt things I hadn't known before and which gave me a new perspective).
Apart from that, her special ties into the broader Metoo movement (trigger warnings for some awful stories of homophobia and rape) and public debate about sensitive issues, speaking up, and the right of free speech as a responsibility. There are two things she keeps repeating which are so poignant:
I need to tell my story properly.
I don't have time for that shit. Stop wasting my time.
And here's a great bit from a review from The Guardian which expresses soemthing else important better than I could:
When Gadsby punches out to break open a new space for herself, she manages to break open a new space for us all. Seeing women be angry and controlled, sad and yet in power, is still all too rare. And that is why Nanette works on screen: the simplicity. Just a woman for an hour – her voice and her power – creating a space to dare to dream of a different future for ourselves, and also for comedy.
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Date: 2018-07-05 02:13 pm (UTC)I am so pleased its on Netflix, so more people can see it!
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Date: 2018-07-05 05:36 pm (UTC)I am so so glad I was able to see this and I hope lots of more international viewers see this because her story is so universal and her message so important. Especially in times like these.
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Date: 2018-08-10 10:00 am (UTC)But it's so raw, I honestly can't fathom how she managed to tour it for 18th months (!)...
Thanks for the rec!
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Date: 2018-08-12 11:28 am (UTC)Exactly my thoughts! And somehow itsi also strange to think that her emotional state of this will be preserved forever online.