Summaries

The personal Biography of Tig Notaro, a Stand-up comedian who was diagnosed with cancer.

An intimate, mixed media documentary that follows Tig Notaro, a Los Angeles based comedian, who just days after being diagnosed with invasive stage II breast cancer changed the course of her career with a poignant stand-up set that became legendary overnight. This documentary explores Tig's extraordinary journey as her career ignites and as her life unfolds in grand and unexpected ways, all the while continuing to battle a life-threatening illness and falling in love. This film is a hybrid of comedy and drama that captures a personal journey about facing crisis head on with honesty and grace and overcoming pain and suffering with the healing power of comedy. It's a story about moving forward during a period of your life when you don't know what is going to happen. When you are willing to risk it all for what you believe is the right thing to do and for what you want to happen in this life.—Beachside Films

Details

Keywords
  • f rated
  • career
  • comedian
  • biographical documentary
  • stand up
Genres
  • Biography
  • Documentary
Release date Jul 16, 2015
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) TV-14
Countries of origin United States
Official sites Netflix Site
Language English
Filming locations Los Angeles, California, USA
Production companies Beachside Films

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Tech specs

Runtime 1h 35m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby Digital
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