Celia Maysles Meets Resistance from Uncle Al while Making film about her Father

Al & David Maysles

Albert and David Maysles were the kings of documentary film making, culminating in the classic Gimme Shelter, where a death was captured at Altamont, where the Rolling Stones put on a free concert in 1969.  I love Al's voiceover that is available on DVD.  His brother David died in 1987, when his daughter Celia was 7 yrs old.  She made a valiant effort in 2007 to document her father's life.  Much of the film witnesses a teary-eyed Celia negotiating with her crotchety uncle Al for archival footage of her father.  Penetrating the dysfunctional Maysles maze is not for the faint-hearted.