a review of

great documentary about an incredibly interesting woman. at first i thought it might be airing too much family drama, but it's hard to talk about someone who was so reclusive for so long without saying why, when the folks who are left to talk about her are the ones she had shut out of her life for so many years. the discussion in the doc of what kind of person gets to 'archive' and who is said to be 'hoarding' was especially poignant. i found myself wishing there were more clips of the tapes she'd recorded, but there were so many that maybe it would be better to see themed screenings of her collection separate from this documentary. the soundtrack by Owen Pallett is very good.