Eddie Vedder gives a performance to raise money to help cure epidermolysis bullosa, a painful genetic disease that makes the skin seperate from the body. The skin ends up as fragile as a butterfy's wings. As we watch Vedder perform we get to know several of the people suffering from the disease.
This was one of the best films at Tribeca and maybe 2025. It was an absolute sin that this film played late in the festival because it greatly reduced the audience for the film and it prevented it from having a chance of winning many awards. I was the only member of the press in the screening and it was a fraking shame.
This film will moved you - bring tissues. The young people struggling to live their lives will break your heart with what they have to suffer and make your spirit soar because you will understand that we humans can overcome anything.
What I loved was that Eddie Vedder comes off a genuine wonderful person. His comments to and about the people we have met makes you realize that he loves each and everyone and that he considers the as friends. Too often you see celebrities phone in the love, but not here. When he introduces Better Man and dedicates it to one of his friends who passed you feel his loss.
This film is a great film. You need to see this, for all sorts of reasons, but mostly to see some of the most amazing people you will ever meet.
Highly recommended.
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