[3] Walker, frequently solicited for documentary projects, expected to turn down the pitch, but was persuaded by Palka's compelling on-screen presence as well as the worthy cause-—both bringing public attention to the disease and helping Palka bring meaning to her personal experience.

Filmmaker and actress Marianna Palka, 33 years old, is joined by friends in anticipation of the genetic testing results she will receive the next day, revealing whether or not she has inherited the presently untreatable neurodegenerative illness, Huntington's disease, from her father, who has the illness.

Reviewing the film for RogerEbert.com, Collin Souter notes, "Walker and editor Joe Peeler wisely forgo any scoring or any other overly manipulative tactics to conjure up any emotions in the viewer.

"[3]Walker ultimately reached out to other families with requests to film so they could expand the footage showing the disease's effects.

[3] Writing for PBS's POV Blog, Tom Roston notes the discomfiting narrative structure of the film, which resists preparing viewer's expectations for what kind of the ending they should anticipate, in contrast to the experience of "see[ing] Michael Moore films to rage against 'the man,' or [watching] a doc about a beloved musical legend with the hope of being moved and inspired."

Instead, Roston noticed himself feeling uncertain about what the film was building toward: "I couldn't help but begin thinking, well, if she has [Huntington's], then it's going to be one kind of movie (tragic, melancholy).

"[4] Roston notes that this puts the viewer in an experience of difficult uncertainty that parallels Palka's as she approaches the testing: "It's not comfortable.

"[4] The film takes its title from a line in the Bob Dylan poem, "Last Thoughts on Woody Guthrie".