Vivien's Wild Ride

Sound and dialogue editor for Amadeus and dozens of other film and TV projects, Vivien Hillgrove directs for the first time, a documentary about herself as she comes to grips with losing her own sight. With very personal stories of loss and triumph, a half-century of work…

🐱Andrew Chrzanowski🐱

Ah I really see the point she was trying to get across I look forward to what she makes next

Kai Estrella Kowal

Stumbled upon this on PBS a few nights ago. I thought that I might look at it for a few minutes and then move on but it kept layering information and I stayed with it. Vivien is not only the subject matter but also the Director. We learn that Vivien is a well known sound…

ScottieC

* disability * aging * queer love * adoption * overcoming family trauma * working in a male dominated industry  * being an artist * gardening * accessibility tech * documentary film making * Mexican femicide  This doc just stayed captivating and interesting throughout.…

seyvar

Pretty great documentary by Vivien Hillgrove about Vivien Hillgrove, in all her facets: -- An elderly woman with macular degeneration who is learning how to be blind, how to read Braille, how to navigate outside the home with her cane and a cell phone --A teenager who is…

Nicole Apostola

"Vivien Hillgrove’s journey, buoyed by the life energy of the woman herself, makes for wonderful cinema..." READ the full review: https://bit.ly/4qa1eHY

Simon Foster

A film editor faces losing her sight. But it's more than that as it intermingles her life story, past and present, into a lesson on love, loss, and acceptance. Wonderfully edited and directed, of course. Available on PBS's Independent…

tinashackleford

It is, though, a very visually striking documentary, and Hillgrove has lived a truly fascinating life. “I’m happy I dropped acid in the ‘60s,” she says. Capsule review at The SS Ben Hecht on Substack: https://stephensilver.substack.com/p/february-2026-documentary-review

StephenSilver

“I live in a house of women… I need to have something that they can’t have” “I’m now getting to see through hearing“ “A switch to documentaries came as a crisis of conscience” “And we both have a very sick sense of humor” “No… I don’t” “It is entirely possible to hold…

J Boxer