biodpc

Bio-docs can be so tiresome. They were born, they did this, they did that, blah blah blah. Then there are the ones that really capture not only the subject’s unique experience, but also pan out to frame it within the larger societal context. At their best, biographical documentaries not only inspire, but speak to just how much one person can make an impact on the world. One of these is Sinéad O’Shea’s Blue Road – The Edna O’Brien Story. Though straightforward, it does everything a great bio-doc sets out to do.