Analysis of The Apology Line (James Lees, 2008)

The Apology Line is an interesting piece due to it's originality within the documentary genre. Similarly to Pockets it looks at many different peoples identity however this is really the only thing that connects these two films. In this documentary Lees has juxtaposed cutaways of a city estate with the shocking but interesting confessions heard on the Apology Line. As the film short progresses we dig deeper inside different peoples lives which is cleverly contrasted with the relevent shots seen on screen which get closer to the people who's faces he has hidden off screen.
At first I was sceptical about this documentary as it didn't seem to show any relevance on screen however on realising it is the conversations that is truly the basis of this documentary I found it a lot more interesting and can appreciate the simple but cleverly constructed shots that have relevence in singling out the identity of certain individuals who call the Apology Line. Lees is trying to say that it could be anyone, anywhere and that we all have confessions to apologise for. From a production perspective I could appreciate Lees simplistic use of filming and sound to create the documentary as he uses in Pockets. I will take insiration of this simplistic filming when creating my documentary in Liverpool and focus more on the story than the filming.