A First Documentary

This documentary by Therese Bailey is a short series of interviews of students at the University of Maryland in College Park, Maryland. The theme concerns OCD which is an affliction that affects the general population. These students discuss their struggles and how they cope. The doc is well paced with quick cuts often between its subjects accompanied by a variety of inserts to keep things humming along. While an 11 minute time frame can contain only so much material, one wishes there were more interviews including expert points of view. Perhaps a simple graphic or narration on the pervasiveness of OCD would be helpful.  There is an occasional close caption to accompany dialogue which is helpful. When one person mentions thoughts of suicide, it begs followup or more detailed expansion. Although a lot of information can be packed into a few minutes, perhaps an expanded version or followup is warranted given this spark of creativity with the promise of more engrossinh work to come.