Filmed over three years, the film focuses upon Ross' musical career, struggles with heroin addiction, and her relationships with both her family and contemporaries, Billie Holiday and Lenny Bruce.
[...] It makes me a bit nervous, but one thing about the film – it’s honest.
"[1] The film features contributions from musicians, Jon Hendricks, Peter King, James Wormworth, Tony Kinsey and Warren Vache.
The film debuted at the 2012 Glasgow Film Festival to a sell-out performance,[2] with Ross attending its premier and participating in a Q&A session and concert,[3] following its screening.
The Herald stated, "This BBC Scotland/Creative Scotland-backed documentary is much more than a TV talking heads effort," and praised its "cinematic style that uses beautifully photographed cutaway shots to atmospherically evoke locations as diverse as the car-choked streets of New York and the free-flowing burns of Fintry.