Generally I enjoy documentaries. I thought it was almost impossible to make a bad one up until about fifteen years ago when I began seeing a rash of terrible ones. These days, Netflix and Amazon's documentaries are mostly true crime outings (or at least how it feels to me). Apple+ has focused its documentary lens on the portrait; Billie Eilish, Selena Gomez, and Michael J. Fox to name a few. These are well known names. A name you might not know is Rosalie (Rosie) Silberman Abella. She was the first Jewish woman to sit on the Supreme Court of Canada. She was appointed by Paul Martin in 2004 and is responsible for some ground breaking work in human rights, specifically when it comes to gay rights and gay marriage. "Without Precedent: The Supreme Life of Rosalie Abella" is an excellent Canadian documentary about this fascinating woman. It's also a tender love story between her and her husband Irving. There are interviews with Brian Mulroney, Joe Clark, and Margaret Atwood, to name a few. Rosie is a character and her love of colourful and strange art reminded me of my own - another charming part of this wonderful portrait of an important Canadian who brought humanity to interpreting the law. Get off the couch and get to the theatre to catch this well made documentary - this is my ruling.
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