What You Gonna Do When the World's on Fire? (2019)

Directed by Roberto Minervini · Cinematography by Diego Romero

123 min121 frames

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What is What You Gonna Do When the World's on Fire? about?

Summer 2017, a string of brutal police killings of young African American men has sent shockwaves throughout the country. A Black community in the American South tries to cope with the lingering effects of the past and navigate their place in a country that is not on their side. Meanwhile, the Black Panthers prepare a large-scale protest against police brutality.

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Across 121 sampled frames, What You Gonna Do When the World's on Fire? builds its coverage from medium shots (56% of the sample), with close-ups (37%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Diego Romero keeps 60% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Daylight carries most of the picture. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 93% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

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