Synopsis

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Shot in 2016, Outside My Window explores the life of the late writer Emily Baraka. Following a long battle with lupus which began in her late teens, Emily was severely disabled following a series of misdiagnosis and heavy prescriptions. Left with only the full use of her hands, she used her love for poetry, prose to write and publish two books. One of them was Outside My Window, a book about her life, spent largely indoors, contemplating life by her window.