A Hidden Star (2021)
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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)
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