This deeply personal portrait of acclaimed New York–based artist Ida Applebroog was shot with mischievous reverence by her filmmaker daughter, Beth B. Born in the Bronx to Orthodox Jewish émigrés from Poland, Applebroog, now in her 80s, looks back at how she expressed herself through decades of drawings and paintings, as well as her private journals. With her daughter’s encouragement, she investigates the stranger that is her former self, a woman who found psychological and sexual liberation through art. As Beth B finds a deeper understanding of her mother as a human being, Applebroog shares a newfound appreciation for her own provocative work. – MoMA Doc Fortnight

Director/Camera/Editor/Producer
Beth B

Starring
Ida Applebroog

Original Music
Jim Coleman

Colorist
Anthony Raffaele

Re-Recording Mixer
Paul Furedi

Post-Production Supervisor
Jim Coleman

Finishing Services
Technicolor-Postworks

Photos
Emily Poole

Legal Counsel
Kaiser Wahab

Executive Producers
Jean Lignel
Beth B