θɹuː ˈɑːɹkaɪvəl fˈʊɾɪdʒ, ˈɪntɚvjˌuːz, stˈɪl fˈoʊɾəɡɹˌæfz ænd ˈɪmɪdʒᵻz fɹʌm pˈɑːpjʊlɚ kˈʌltʃɚ, ðə fˈɪlm ɹᵻflˈɛkts ðə bˈoʊldnəs ʌv sˈɔntæɡz wˈɜːk ænd ðə kˈʌltʃɚɹəl ɪmpˈoːɹtəns ʌv hɜː θˈɔːt, ænd ɹᵻsˈiːvd fˈʌndɪŋ fɹʌmðə nˈæʃənəl ɛndˈaʊmənt fɚðə hjuːmˈænᵻɾiz, ðə nˈæʃənəl ɛndˈaʊmənt fɚðɪ ˈɑːɹts, ðə faʊndˈeɪʃən fɔːɹ dʒˈuːɪʃ kˈʌltʃɚ ænd ðə sˈʌndəns dˌɑːkjuːmˈɛntɚɹi fˈɪlm pɹˈoʊɡɹæm.
Through archival footage, interviews, still photographs and images from popular culture, the film reflects the boldness of Sontag’s work and the cultural importance of her thought, and received funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Foundation for Jewish Culture and the Sundance Documentary Film Program.