Every Brilliant Thing strikes a delicate balance between sobering loss and cathartic laughter. Adapting the hit off-Broadway one-character show of the same name written by Duncan Macmillan and starring British comedian Jonny Donahoe, the film recounts a life lived in the shadow of suicide. Read More
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“Cathartic and illuminating.”

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Jonny Donahoe and Duncan Macmillan Talk Brilliant Things
The creative minds behind Every Brilliant Thing discuss bringing a live performance to film.

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