Bloom added that Carrie was certainly frustrated with her mother about it because she was worried for her health, but she also admired her enormously. It was apparently the springboard for the documentary.
For his part, Fisher Stevens said that when they started making the film, the “Star Wars” actress gave him and Alexis a list of people to interview and speak about her mother.
Stevens also confirmed that the film was originally meant to be a more traditional documentary, featuring people talking about Debbie and Carrie amidst archival footage.
But months into what turned out to be a year and a half of filming, the directors realized that Debbie, Carrie and their unique relationship deserved more of a close-up.
Fisher Stevens also stated that they fell in love with the two women as they got deeper and deeper in their story and they realized that they were making a love story.
The documentary also captured the mother-and-daughter duo living next door to each other on a Beverly Hills compound.
Carrie Fisher’s house was a zanily decorated counterpoint to her mother’s traditional home. She is shown making her ailing mother meals, helping her pack for ill-advised cross-country trips, and preparing her to accept a lifetime-achievement honor.