Goodbye Horses: Las muchas vidas de Q Lazzarus

This is the best documentary I have seen in a long while. Can't stop thinking about it! Not only is Q an unforgettable human being but Eva Aridjis Fuentes handles her story with utmost delicacy and respect. Tremendously executed, really. Everyone should watch this. Not sure why it hasn't gone viral by now.

I went to see this film with my husband and we were both devastated but also utterly entranced. We feel nothing but admiration and awe for this incredible feat of resurrection of a forgotten artist who deserves enormous recognition. Q Lazzarus was an extraordinary woman and Aridjis-Fuentes tells her story with great elegance and respect. Apart from being a compelling portrait of an artist and of a woman with a personality and presence larger than anything you could ever imagine, it is a complex and layered portrait, not always favorable, of American society. May Q's story and transcendent voice become a part of our lives, may she forever be an inspiration.

Making a documentary about a woman so mysterious is no easy feat. Diane Luckey, better known as Q Lazzarus, disappeared from the public eye for over 25 years. She gained fans all over the world that she didn't know about. Fans she would never meet. Fans who would not know her presence at all. Conveying anyone's personality can be tricky, but I feel like Eva did it wonderfully. In this documentary, you can pick up on Diane's humor. You can pick up on her passion. You can pick up on her strength. Hell, you can even pick up on her parenting style at one point in the movie! The way this was edited is phenomenal, and once again, editing this was no easy task. Eva has said that (and I'm just paraphrasing here) she felt like she had 2 completely different films. One about a rock star and one about a woman's struggle (especially with substance abuse). That being said, I think Eva was able to make this one coherent story. I applaud Eva for all the hard work and dedication she needed take on the difficult task of speaking for a woman who can no longer speak for herself. We miss you, Q.

So what did I think of this film I was so excited to see? I adored it. I still have questions about Q, that may or may never be answered, but I think that's okay! I have never cried so hard at a movie like I did with this documentary. The world can feel so incredibly cruel sometimes.

Diane, you deserved better. I hope you're feeling all this love and success that's coming from this documentary. I hope more people are able to hear, learn from, and maybe even resonate with your story.

I watched the movie and I found it amazing. It is excitingly constructed and in no way sensationalist.

I was very moved by how Q's life with all the ups and Downs is shown in the movie.

It is a shame, that all the other music she made through all these years never came out.

In a certain way, it can be compared to Searching for sugar man.

This beautiful documentary directed by Eva Fuentes, honors Q Lazzarus' life and music in such a loving and moving way. It was fate for Q to meet Eva. They were destined soul sisters. Q's iconic song 'Goodbye horse' has been passed down generations, yet we did not know anything about Q. She deserved to be known and given her flowers. In a full circle moment Eva was able to do that. What are you waiting for? Go watch!!!