Tig

Who it's for

The film shows grief and joy happening at the same time, which validates people who feel guilty for laughing or falling in love during a hard season.

Feelings it meets

• Starting Over
• Mortality
• Uncertainty

What it is

Tig is a 2015 Netflix documentary directed by Kristina Goolsby and Ashley York, with additional directing by Jennifer Arnold. It follows comedian Tig Notaro in the year after her 2012 breast cancer diagnosis and the set at the Los Angeles club Largo that went viral.

Where to find it

Netflix original (July 2015). Streaming availability rotates; check JustWatch.

Before you start

Heads up: Cancer and a parent's sudden death.

Age: Not verified (suggested 14+)

To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.Alfred, Lord Tennyson, “Ulysses”