Celine Dion’s documentary highlights include her health battles, family, and more
Celine Dion’s new documentary, “I Am: Celine Dion,” is now available for streaming and takes fans inside the Canadian superstar’s life like never before.
Irene Taylor, an Academy Award-nominated filmmaker, directed the documentary, which highlights the “My Heart Will Go On” singer speaking out about her diagnosis of stiff-person syndrome, a rare autoimmune neurological illness,
and how it has impacted her life in recent years.In the documentary, Dion states, “Before I was really affected by SPS, my voice was the conductor of my life. “I was following it.”
“And I was OK with that because I was having a great time,” she told me. “When your voice brings you joy, you’re the best of yourself.”
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Inside her battle against stiff-person syndrome
Dion announced the cancellation of her highly anticipated Las Vegas musical residency in 2021. In December of the following year, she stated in a social media video that she had been diagnosed with stiff-person syndrome.
At the time, she stated that the ailment was causing her to experience spasms that “affect every aspect of my daily life, sometimes causing difficulties when I walk and not allowing me to use my vocal chords to sing the way I am used to.”
Dion stated in the documentary that she first experienced “vocal spasming” 17 years ago, adding “that’s the way it started” and that “it freaked me out a little bit” and she was “scared” when her voice wasn’t acting.
