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. Our review of Paralyzed by Hope: The Maria Bamford Story will be published shortly before it opens in the Philippines on 23 October 2026, 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




