1 a Minute is a docu-drama film written and directed by Indian American actress Namrata Singh Gujral, and is based around her own life and the lives of other women and their battle with cancer. The film is a hybrid between narrative structure and documentary style set to interweave throughout the film's plot. Based around the director's own experiences, the film follow the life of one woman and her struggle with breast cancer. The personal experiences of other celebrities who have themselves dealt with breast cancer, are interspersed throughout the film, as told by the celebrities themselves.... Narrated by Kelly McGillis, the film includes interviews with Deepak Chopra, oncologist Dennis Slamon, and Ambassador Nancy Brinker, and features the participation of numerous celebrities who have themselves dealt either directly or indirectly with breast cancer. These include Olivia Newton-John, Namrata Singh Gujral, Jaclyn Smith, Melissa Etheridge, Bárbara Mori, Lisa Ray, Diahann Carroll, William Baldwin, Daniel Baldwin, Mumtaz, Jasmine Singh Cooper, and Priya Dutt. The film deals a heavy focus on breast cancer, and features female celebrities from around the world who are cancer survivors.
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