Author Kurt Vonnegut captured the American imagination throughout the 20th century with his thought-provoking literary works, assessing the human condition in the modern world. Over the course of 25 years, filmmaker Robert B. Weide developed an unorthodox yet intimate and candid bond with Vonnegut, inspiring Weide to produce a biographical film of the writer's life and works. Featuring never-before-seen archival footage of the late author.