Blurring the line between performance and personal crisis, comedian Maria Bamford turns her mental health journey into material that’s riotously funny and ultimately inspiring. What emerges is a portrait of an artist transforming vulnerability into creative strength through honesty.
About the film
Fi1m review
Coming soon. Paralyzed by Hope: The Maria Bamford Story has no date yet in Panama; it opens elsewhere on 23 October 2026. Our review will follow once the press has seen it and there is something to weigh it against.
Cast
Maria Bamford
Self
1cast+ 9 crew
Full cast & crew
Everyone credited
