A raw account of the life and career of the influential author and journalist Joan Didion, who addressed controversial social issues and openly shared her experiences coping with sorrow and grief.

From hippie culture to murder trials to systemic racism: Joan Didion's writing spans a variety of controversial topics and chaotic events while detailing her personal struggles and experiences.

Didion was a pioneer of 'New Journalism,' a journalistic style in which one writes about real-life events in a long narrative format, using detailed anecdotes to demonstrate their points.

Later in her career, Didion wrote extensively about her experiences with grief after she lost her husband and daughter in a span of a few months.

Director Griffin Dunne is a well-known actor and filmmaker, and Joan Didion's nephew.

In this heartfelt 2017 documentary, Dunne and Didion dive deep into the writer's career and personal life, from the 1960s to the 2000s.