A Hidden Star (2021)

Directed by

Mary Elizabeth Gentle, Alia Tarraf

Genre

documentary

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 29m

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman records video diaries as she faces terminal cancer. Her friends film their grief after her death, searching for a way to honor her memory and find joy again.

intimatemelancholicreflectiverawbittersweetquietcontemplativeemotional

What happens

A Hidden Star is a 2021 American documentary film of video diaries of a woman dying of cancer and of her friends documenting the process of their grief. The film was directed by Alia Tarraf and Mary Beth Gentle, who were both friends of Allison Wilke Gryphon, the woman who documented her journey through cancer. The film aims to answer the question, "how do you celebrate life after you’ve experienced untenable grief?" (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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