From Executive Producer Fred Armisen, this New York Times Critic's Pick is a cinéma vérité portrait of an eccentric New York family navigating the chaos that divides them. The announcement of a polyamorous wedding threatens to sever what's left of a family bond.

-- Nira Burstein - 79min - 2021 - USA --

"Mira’s non-judgmental, affectionate view of them has tenderness and an eye for their absurdities; it’s impossible not to see parallels with Grey Gardens, another film about an eccentric family living with cats in the greater New York metropolitan conurbation." - Guardian

"tender and funny....Burstein lets us see her parents, Raya and Uri, for the people they are....with a skill that’s easy to take for granted, the filmmaker portrays the matter-of-fact eccentricities of their personalities and their love, anger, and confusion — the emotional weather system of it all" - New York Times

"an exceptional debut film for Burstein, a sure-fire crowd-pleaser whose intimate portrait of a family and the colorful characters within that family is moving and funny and sincere and real." - Kate at the Movies

"there's a winning combination of warmth and honesty to the way that Nira and her family share their lives that opens the door to viewers and asks them to shift their suspect, with her father's music providing a suitably eclectic accompaniment." - Eye for Film

"Burstein’s brave, wryly amusing first feature is a tender, unpredictable study of a family struggling against an array of issues with honesty and a steely sense of humour." - Sheffield Doc Fest, *Winner* Audience Award

"Emotional and accomplished, especially in the way it weaves together decades-old home videos and contemporary footage, the film crafts a powerful family portrait that questions the value of the bonds that tie us together." - DOC NYC

"an enthralling and distinctly personal study into the nature of family." - Backseat Mafia

"riveting slice of cinéma verité" - Little White Lies