I Am Greta

With any luck, this film will help bring Thunberg back into the conversation...

If you’re looking for a witness statement or polemic on the climate change perils facing humanity a la David Attenborough’s recent Netflix effort A Life On Our Planet, you’re going to be sorely disappointed. This isn’t that kind of a documentary.

A close-up, behind-the-headlines portrait of a passionately committed, media-savvy young woman.

I Am Greta" is intent on reminding people that she's really just a kid who has a big dream. The key, of course, is that Thunberg's dream, by its very nature, has no time to waste.

As a portrait of the girl behind the cause, it's cautious and rarely illuminating, speckled with moments of domestic intimacy that nonetheless feel carefully vetted.

A fascinating "year in the life of" the eco warrior Greta Thunberg...

Despite being a valuable reminder of Thunberg's idealism and unselfconscious courage, the film doesn't entirely work.

Nathan Grossman's documentary about Greta Thunberg is by turns both inspiring and infuriating.