Before she breathed new life into
Little Women, director Greta Gerwig made a quirky, coming-of-age masterpiece called
Lady Bird (Saturday, May 15, 10.30pm, Three). Both star serial Academy Award-nominee Saiorse Ronan, who absolutely nails the titular role here as a clever, confident, idealistic teenager, infuriated the world doesn’t work the way she thinks it should. Poignant and authentic, it’ll break your heart, but put it back together just right. The very least the
#BlackLivesMatter (Sunday, May 16, 7.30pm, Māori TV) movement demands is that we listen. Fury and fear have driven this important conversation, harnessing direct protest and the power of social media to spread its message and demand change. This American documentary features interviews people living this reality day in, day out – and gives us that chance.