In this documentary composed only of YouTube videos, Udi Nir and Sagi Bornstein follow seven Gen Z vloggers during the unprecedented year that was 2020., a new documentary following seven YouTube vloggers in 2020, one must consider its experimental form. Premiering at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, the film, directed by Udi Nir and Sagi Bornstein, is entirely composed of YouTube videos.
The year 2020 is a task, too: There were 365 days, each of which, during a time of pandemic and global uprising against anti-Black racism, felt like a year in and of itself. It would be impossible for an 87-minute documentary to engage adequately with all of the relevant material, so while the effort is impressive,The film, which is structured chronologically, begins in December 2019, on the cusp of a new year.
News of the novel coronavirus hits our protagonists hard and quickly. In these moments, Nir and Bornstein rely on clips of speeches by various world leaders — from Emmanuel Macron and Boris Johnson to Donald Trump and Jacinda Ardern — delivering virus news and updated lockdown measures to mark the passage of time. Their jovial and naively assured tones are chilling to hear one year later.
Summer heightens the psychic and corporeal toll of the virus. Impatience — with the government, with staying inside, with uncertainty — replaces idealism. The Black Lives Matter movement and racial uprisings around the world become the focus of the film, galvanizing Jessica and Justin to protest. Jessica, in particular, takes a moment to open up about the challenges she faces as a Black woman in America and what she will do to protect her son.
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