Celine Dion did not want any changes made to footage of a lengthy spasm which occurred during filming for her new documentary, the director has said. I Am: Celine Dion, which is available on Prime Video from Tuesday, has an almost 10-minute scene towards the end where the Canadian star has an acute intensification of her rare stiff person syndrome (SPS), which causes progressive muscular inflexibility. Advertisement It shows her grunting, appearing to be in pain, while lying on her back in spasm, unable to move.
She is attended by medical workers, before recovering and singing. Director Irene Taylor told the PA news agency she was thinking “should I film it” when Dion went “very quickly” into the attack. She said she decided to continue as the singer, known for her powerful voice, had told her not “to ask permission to film something”.
Advertisement View this post on Instagram Advertisement A post shared by Amazon MGM Studios (@amazonmgmstudios) She added: “So in that first 30 seconds, I was not focused on filming, I was the sound person and my cinematographer was there. Advertisement “But there were several people in the room and everyone was doing what they were trained to do to help her, they’d all been given medical training on what to do if this happens. “So she was in the best hands she could be in.
If they needed an extra pair of hands, I would have dropped my microphone and gotten in (to) help them without a doubt. But I did decide to keep filming,.
