This Bright Light

This Bright Light

the story of a life... and beyond

2026 · 82 min · Documentary, Drama

Tamarin Luchessa seemed destined to burn brightly. An Olympic-bound rhythmic gymnast, her course was derailed by a diabetes diagnosis as a teenager. Her life became marked by medical crises, personal struggles, and eventually a kidney and pancreas transplant that altered her personality in ways even her family and friends could not recognize—only for her original self to return when the organs later began to fail.

Directed by Alexandra Lexton · Written by Alexandra Lexton

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