We are a local Santa Barbara family already familiar with Grace's story, but this film exceeded our expectations and delivered a touching and poignant account of the tumultuous journey of a tremendously special human being. Gracie was uniquely wonderful before she fell ill. The footage in the film is an acutely accurate portrayal of her kind and genuine spirit, of a young woman who followed her passions with abandon. Her enthusiasm for life was contagious and she was a role model for all who had the pleasure of knowing her. What the film is brilliant at delivering is the idea that Gracie managed to preserve all of these incredible and positive qualities after she fell ill and faced so many obstacles. Using her passion for art and music as a conduit to human connection and a foundation for the human condition, she dug deep and uncovered even more extraordinarily wonderful qualities. Where someone else might have become frustrated and angry, despondent and lost - Gracie finds her way through all of these challenges and emerges triumphant, inspired, and hopeful - a living example of true "Grace." This documentary is a must see for all - it does not disappoint!
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A story of hope and unconditional love
ptlisav25 January 2020
Get ready to take a journey of how a family and community showered this "amazing " young lady in her time of need through her transformation of an artist and giving back to her community. This is a great family film. Please go see it.
Gracefully amazing!
bobzspace3 February 2020
My Fellow Sentients,
Okay, on Friday night, as part of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, I saw a documentary so sublime it made me weep. "Amazing Grace" was directed by local writer/filmmaker Lynn Montgomery about a young woman, Grace Fisher who, on 2014's winter solstice and her 17th birthday, moments before her friends were all to gather for her party, suddenly succumbed to the neurological disease, Acute Flaccid Myelitis, becoming only the 101st known case of the extremely rare, polio-like illness. And by the next morning of that obviously longest night of the year, Grace awoke a quadriplegic.
Now, the story could well have ended there but for the fact that Grace was/is a musical prodigy, and even though she no longer could play piano or cello or her beloved guitar, her musical gift was undiminished, and arguably even amplified. Now in the College of Creative Studies at UCSB, the insuppressible Grace has written three breathtaking symphonic compositions, and is assuredly on pace to join the pantheon of musical geniuses.
There is one scene in the film that, for me, really underscores just how frail life is. It shows Grace's mom, Debbie, replacing Grace's trach tube. Although this is a monthly routine for them, for those few seconds Grace has to place total trust in her mom (and who better than a mom?) to complete the procedure, for if mom fails daughter dies. It's a heart-wrenching moment within a heart-warming film!
certainly, Robert
certainly, Robert
Truly Amazing!!
jaycaplan3 February 2020
I have known the Fischer family for close to 10 years now. Grace truly is one amazing young lady. Her story told through this movie is one of a kind. I know she is able to provide inspiration to all of the kids affected with AFM & others. I would highly recommend this movie.
An inspirational & unforgettable documentary
wieder-161953 February 2020
An inspiring and uplifting movie that promotes and increases our motivation to do the most we can do with what we have to do "it" with. How we can fill our lives with either anger & tears or look deeper to find joy, Without a doubt you will be glad you came!
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