Love And Diane Analysis
Synopsis
Love & Diane tells the epic story of a family over three generations. At its heart lies the highly charged relationship between a mother and daughter, desperate for love and forgiveness but caught in a devastating cycle. For Love, the world changed forever when she and her siblings were torn from their mother, Diane. Separated from her family and thrust into a terrifying world of institutions and foster homes, the memory of that moment is more vivid to her than her present life.
Ten years have passed since that day and Love and her five siblings have been reunited with their mother. But all have been changed by the years of separation. They are almost strangers to each other and Love is tormented by the thought that it was her fault. At 8 years old she was the one who revealed to a teacher that her mother was an drug addict. Now she is 18 and HIV+. And she has just given birth to a son, Donyaeh. For Love & Diane this baby represents everything good and hopeful for the future. But that hope is mixed with fear. Donyaeh has been born with the HIV virus and months must pass before his final status is known. As Diane struggles to make her family whole …show more content…
One thing is, I would have committed myself to making this film as a full-time occupation earlier, so that I was around more. I missed some very crucial moments. For instance, when they come to take the children, even though I probably wouldn't have been allowed to film, I wasn't even in New York. By the end of the film, I became very interested in shooting things well and getting clean sound and a nice picture. I learned stuff [while making the film] so that its technical quality improves radically as it progresses. There are a lot of things I could have done better. In terms of overall editing decisions, I'm happy with the editing - it's more the way I shot it. There are just moments that I would have liked to have been there
Love & Diane tells the epic story of a family over three generations. At its heart lies the highly charged relationship between a mother and daughter, desperate for love and forgiveness but caught in a devastating cycle. For Love, the world changed forever when she and her siblings were torn from their mother, Diane. Separated from her family and thrust into a terrifying world of institutions and foster homes, the memory of that moment is more vivid to her than her present life.
Ten years have passed since that day and Love and her five siblings have been reunited with their mother. But all have been changed by the years of separation. They are almost strangers to each other and Love is tormented by the thought that it was her fault. At 8 years old she was the one who revealed to a teacher that her mother was an drug addict. Now she is 18 and HIV+. And she has just given birth to a son, Donyaeh. For Love & Diane this baby represents everything good and hopeful for the future. But that hope is mixed with fear. Donyaeh has been born with the HIV virus and months must pass before his final status is known. As Diane struggles to make her family whole …show more content…
One thing is, I would have committed myself to making this film as a full-time occupation earlier, so that I was around more. I missed some very crucial moments. For instance, when they come to take the children, even though I probably wouldn't have been allowed to film, I wasn't even in New York. By the end of the film, I became very interested in shooting things well and getting clean sound and a nice picture. I learned stuff [while making the film] so that its technical quality improves radically as it progresses. There are a lot of things I could have done better. In terms of overall editing decisions, I'm happy with the editing - it's more the way I shot it. There are just moments that I would have liked to have been there