. >>> joan didian is an author with a life full of joy and sorrow. she's camera shy but expresses thoughts with her right. her nephew is telling her story and is raising the money for the film through kickstarter. >> joan didian is a writer, an essayist, novelist, national book award, a writer who is probably the most influential writer in america today. [ clapping ] >> people do not know what joan sounds like, that a woman so tiny in frame is a lion, a fearsome critic, essayist, a voice of moral authority and deeply intimidating figure. >> griffin dunn, good to have you. why did you do the documentary? >> i've been making it for three years, and it came about - my aunt suggested me to publishers to do when blue knights came occupy, after "year of magical thinking", to shot - like a marketing thing to go with the book. they are cheesy and so i said "yes, i'd like to do it, but i want to do it in a particular way and it could coast more than you think." but they said joan is worth it. with joan, we had a crew and cameraman, and we shot a video, differ