``A Gleason'' A video letter to children that has been transformed into an excellent documentary film.

What is contained in the video letter to my child whom I have not yet seen?

In the 1996 American film My Life , starring Michael Keaton and Nicole Kidman as a married couple, a man who runs an advertising agency is diagnosed with cancer and has a long life to live. The story was to leave behind video footage, and this movie is the real-life version of that. Michael Keaton in "My Life" talks about his life as if it were a full-length novel, but Gleason sometimes tells how to start a fire, and sometimes how to deal with setbacks. As a father, he frankly talks about the best ways to deal with the questions and worries that a child born into this world might encounter as he grows up.In other words, he writes his opinions like a short essay.

At first, Gleason secretly spoke to the camera in selfies, but later on, he began to show his daily life with his wife, and as Gleason's condition progressed, his caregivers began pointing the camera at the couple. Become. Although she is a caregiver, she is a relative of Gleason's wife, Michelle Varisco, as she has known her for a long time. That's why the daily lives of ALS patients are described as they are, without any frills. For example, there is a scene in which Gleason's father, who learns of his illness, seeks help from religion and takes his son and his wife there, where they become involved in a performance in search of a miracle. Following the priest's super positive words, Gleason tries to move his still legs with his willpower, tries to run, and then sees Gleason fall. His wife, Michelle, furiously protests to her father-in-law, who brought him there, saying, ``I don't believe this.'' start Everyone wants to be cured of illness, but the methodologies and ways of seeking help are completely different, even among family members. The scenery of friction that arises there.

At the same time, since Gleason was a star player in the past, there are plenty of images of him being a hero and cool in the media. As the disease progresses, Gleason not only fights his own battle, but also becomes an advocate for ALS patients, who are not well-known in America, and negotiates with the government for compensation. .

Such a bright public face, and a face that is unable to relieve itself and sheds tears of frustration at its own worthlessness. The presence of both images makes this work rich. The couple's first priority is to preserve images of happy memories rather than records of their battles with the disease, so whenever their medical conditions allow, they go on trips to Alaska, go skydiving, and try new things. I will continue to take pictures of myself.

With the rise of online streaming, the number of independent documentary films is increasing.