My Beautiful Broken Brain on Netflix

Even before his name is uttered, referenced commonly as subject Lotje Sodderland’s idol and eventual producer of the film, David Lynch’s imprint becomes obvious in the various metaphysical textures of My Beautiful Broken Brain. Directed by Sophie Robinson, alongside Sodderland herself, the documentary follows Lotje in the wake of a stroke brought on by a severe brain hemorrhage. The aftermath leaves her distorted and somewhat remote, as if a wall has been placed between her mind and reality as the majority of us experience it. Of course, that previous sentence contains a fallacy: there is no singular way in which reality is perceived. My Beautiful Broken Brain stumbles into these larger meditations on body, mind and self by utilizing tumultuous visual and auditory techniques. It would be fair to assume, even without the evidence to back up the claim, that Lynch would be proud: http://www.cutprintfilm.com/tv/beautiful-broken-brain-captures-specific-warped-reality/