Celine Dion's new documentary about her life and rare disease has left music fans emotional. While the movie, directed by Academy Award–nominee Irene Taylor, touches on the Canadian chanteuse's rise to fame, it mainly focuses on the effects , an extremely rare and incurable illness, has had on her life. premiered on Prime Video on June 25, and some fans have said they've already watched it multiple times.
Others have described their emotional reactions to the documentary. "I have just finished watching 'I Am Celine Dion' on ," one viewer wrote on X, formerly . "I cannot express how raw, heartbreaking and, at times, distressing it is.
This'll be with me for some time." I have just finished watching “I Am Celine Dion” on Amazon. I cannot express how raw, heartbreaking and, at times, distressing it is.
This’ll be with me for some time. — Paulie’s Gay Toyroom 🏳️🌈 (@Pauliestoyroom) Stiff-person syndrome affects about one or two people in every million. It is a progressive autoimmune neurological disorder that causes muscle stiffness and painful spasms.
SPS usually begins in a person's torso before developing in the arms and legs. Scenes in the documentary show Dion being attended to by paramedics as she lies motionless in a crisis. Later in the film, Dion is filmed experiencing another crisis in real time, with her entire body stiffening.
As her medical team works to ensure that she does not end up in the hospital, the singer, who is unable to move, cries. ".