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Karasawa and crew began following stritch in 2011, she was 86 at the time. Whether dominating the stage, tormenting alec baldwin on the set of 30 rock, or sharing her struggles with aging, diabetes and alcoholism, elaine stritch. Reviewed in the united states on february 22, 2015. By turns bold, hilarious and moving, the films journey connects stritchs present to her past, and an inspiring portrait of a oneofakind survivor emerges. Shoot me, premiered at the tribeca film festival the week before she left new york, showing a feisty stritch as she reacted with anger, frustration and acceptance. She had to be briefly hospitalized in the middle of the publicity tour and it sometimes seemed a labor for her to speak. Shoot me 20 starring elaine stritch and alec baldwin on dvd and bluray. She made her new york debut in a childrens play called bobino and her london stage debut in sail away. Shoot me official trailer 1 2014 documentary hd what does it mean to be a performing artist first, last and always. The documentary, shoot me, chronicles the 89yearold.
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