The former congresswoman, who was shot in the head in 2011, is the subject of Julie Cohen and Betsy West's new documentary feature 'Gabby Giffords Won't Back Down.'
, think just as highly of their subject. “Getting to know Gabby, for us as filmmakers, but really more as human beings, was just an extraordinary and joyous experience,” Cohen emphasized, “and we’re so excited that viewers are going to be able to have a taste of that themselves.” Added West, “Gabby is an extraordinarily persistent, optimisitc, enthusiastic person, just like RBG and Julia. And, in addition, she has a fantastic love story with Senator[the astronaut turned U.S.
Giffords’ indomitable spirit is front and center in the doc, and it was also on display Tuesday as she joined Cohen and West, in a movie theater lobby, in a rousing rendition of” during which she struggled far less to find and articulate words than she does in conversation, an unfortunate after-effect of the 2011 shotting.
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