Introducing, Selma Blair

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Introducing, Selma Blair

2021

Directed by Rachel Fleit

The role of a lifetime.

In a quest to take control of her personal health, actor Selma Blair adapts to new ways of living while pursuing an experimental medical procedure, after revealing her diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis in 2018.

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{Todd}
Review by {Todd} ★★★ Liked

"That's really the saddest thing for me...." -Selma Blair,

- 2021 Ranked: boxd.it/aL2Ys

This is really sad.

I love Selma Blair and wish her the best. The doc itself can be a little indulgent and uneven but I understand the desire to chronicle such an important process in one's life. I hope the film makes some feel less alone as they go through similar terrifying circumstances.

Allison M. 🌱
Review by Allison M. 🌱 1

SXSW 2021

"I always thought I was in a documentary and thought only God would see it."

Supporting actress Selma Blair is known to late-1990s and early-2000s audiences who have seen her from everything to Cruel Intentions to Legally Blonde. In August 2018, she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. While the movie mainly chronicles her journey to seek healing through a stem cell treatment, it also captures her relatively glamorous existence in which she jokingly refers to her home as Studio City's version of Grey Gardens, referring to the documentary about Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis’ eccentric relatives.

"More is more."

Blair’s earlier days were somewhat wild, but she describes wanting to be a better person now. Since she found herself disabled,…

STEVEN 🏳️‍🌈
Review by STEVEN 🏳️‍🌈 ★★★★½ Liked

Words cannot describe the different things I felt while watching this documentary. I've only ever known Selma Blair from her roles in Cruel Intentions, Legally Blonde, and a voice cameo in Scream 2, and seeing her story about her battles with health was encouraging on a whole other level. This documentary was extremely well pieced together, it was educational, sometimes sad, but also incredibly uplifting; she didn't refrain from showing that she was struggling with her day to day, and we were given a real look at her journey over the past few years. Very brave to share, and very difficult to watch, I'm very glad I checked this one out as my first ever film at SXSW.

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Ashton
Review by Ashton ★★★★ Liked

Selma Blair is fucking powerhouse, and this is a brutal, joyous, hopeful, and vital documentary. I’m not always a spiritual person, but watching Blair grapple with her MS diagnosis with so much dignity will make you believe in the power of the human spirit.

Mos Co
Review by Mos Co ★★★★

This had my eyes filling up every five minutes.

BrandonHabes
Review by BrandonHabes ★★★½

"This is what happens that I don't want people to see," says actress Selma Blair, as her comfort dog jumps off her lap and her speech begins to painfully shut down into a pall of spastic tremors.

You can't watch this scene without feeling profoundly moved. It's the bravest display of personal exposure I've seen from a celebrity totally unafraid to show herself at her most vulnerable. Selma Blair, who was diagnosed with MS (multiple sclerosis) in August 2018, a disease that eats away at the immune system and makes it almost impossible for her to speak at times, is the leading star of her own story. There's a narrative throughline of how she's always been a supporting actress, and…

Jack Moulton
Review by Jack Moulton ★★★★ 3

I hesitated watching this because I've only seen Selma Blair in one film and I haven't even seen it in 15 years (Hellboy). However, I'm definitely familiar with who she is and I think at least knowing she's a talented and charismatic person is enough context going in. It's really all about the battle with MS and mortality rather than anything related to show business and it's devastating and cathartic, often focusing on the brutal details. It didn't win a prize for intimacy at SXSW for nothing.

Corey Hotsenpiller
Review by Corey Hotsenpiller ★★★★ Liked 2

Definitely a hard watch, educational, and you just can't help but cheer for Selma. Be prepared to cry.

Diego Rocke
Review by Diego Rocke ★★★★ Liked

Me ha parecido un documental muy especial, muy doloroso pero a la vez muy terapéutico. Esto debió haber sido duro, una introspección cruda por parte de Selma para permitir contar su historia, de ver lo difícil de esta travesía al enfrentar una enfermedad tan cruel como esta y de ver a una mujer tan especial como ella lidiando con fortaleza.

Este documental fue emotivo, abierto y a mi si me ha parecido muy honesto. Desde el inicio lo que narra Selma es muy especial, solo queda esperar que ella pueda seguir adelante y que los tratamientos la sigan ayudando.

emma
Review by emma ★★★★

SXSW FILM #5

tell me you have mommy issues, without telling me you have mommy issues 🌜🌛

protect selma blair at all costs world, I am begging you.

selomeee
Review by selomeee ★★★★ Liked

SXSW FEATURE #15

wow. so difficult, but also really wonderful. can’t think of another one of these celebrity docs that i‘ve found so rich and compelling. i am going think about her yelling “i like you!!!!!!” at her son as he walks away for a long time.