

The documentary is free from sentimentality and those horrible dramatised scenes which some US programs love to add. It soberly illustrates his life with many photos as well as film and video footage of Brandon from baby- to adulthood. Footage includes Brandon on stage, choreographing fight scenes with friends in the backyard, behind the scenes of The Crow, and a very young Brandon with his father.
There are interviews with Brandon, his mother Linda Lee Cadwell, sister Shannon, as well as Powers Boothe, Ernie Hudson, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, and other co-stars and friends. The only one absent is Brandon's fiancée Eliza - not that I blame her. It is clear that Brandon made a wonderful impression on those fortunate enough to have known him, and that he is sorely missed.
He was someone who knew from a very young age what he wanted to be, even though he had some problems to work through after the unexpected loss of his father. Although he wasn't his father, he seems to have inherited quite a few of those qualities which made Bruce special. Brandon was dedicated, disciplined and, most importantly, lived every day as though it were his last. His friends call him a daredevil, someone who always pushed the envelope. Through them and the others interviewed, we get a fascinating glimpse of the Brandon the boy and the man, the son and the brother, and Brandon the loyal friend.
Well worth seeing.