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Blurring the line between performance and personal crisis, comedian Maria Bamford turns her mental health journey into material that’s riotously funny and ultimately inspiring. What emerges is a portrait of an artist transforming vulnerability into creative strength through honesty.
+ MoreBlurring the line between performance and personal crisis, comedian Maria Bamford turns her mental health journey into material that’s riotously funny and ultimately inspiring. What emerges is a portrait of an artist transforming vulnerability into creative strength through honesty.
Maria Bamford is beloved for turning her radical sensitivity and honesty into laughs. Co-directors Judd Apatow and Neil Berkeley trace her path to comedy, from her childhood in Duluth, Minnesota, to discovering stand-up in college, and finding fame in Los Angeles. The film expertly balances Bamford’s distinctive comedic voice with a thoughtful exploration of her mental health journey and the relationships, both nurturing and challenging, that shaped her.
Amid hilarious moments from her stand-up specials and fellow comedians weighing in on what makes her so funny, Bamford lays bare the anxiety and persistence underpinning her career, all with disarming humor. Whether you’re a fan or a newcomer, this film feels like laughing with a friend who speaks with a fearless intimacy, infusing our hardest truths with a laugh. — SO
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The Ray Theatre
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Park City
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Rose Wagner Center
Salt Lake City
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Eccles Theatre
Park City
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Park City
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Judd Apatow
Neil Berkeley
James Leche
Judd Apatow
Neil Berkeley
Amanda Rohlke
David Heiman
Josh Church
Wayne Federman
Olivia Rosenbloom
Neil Berkeley
Austin Wilkin
Zachariah Daly
Maggie Pisacane
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Judd Apatow is a renowned comedic director, whose previous credits include the Emmy-winning documentary The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, and Knocked Up. He produced Oscar-nominated films like The Big Sick and Bridesmaids, as well as Superbad, Pineapple Express, and Anchorman.
Neil Berkeley is an Emmy-nominated director known for inventive, heartfelt documentaries, including Gilbert, Beauty Is Embarrassing, and Harmontown. Blending humor, honesty, and visual flair, his films humanize complicated, deeply creative people while revealing the struggles, quirks, and idiosyncrasies that drive extraordinary artists.
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