Comedian Maria Bamford says she is endlessly baffled by the adulation she receives from her stand-up comedy peers. Now, self-described “comedy nerd” Judd Apatow has directed a new documentary about her life, Paralyzed by Hope: The Maria Bamford Story, which just had its world premiere at Sundance. “I’m just gonna be happy that Judd Apatow made a documentary about me. Co-directors Neil Berkeley and Judd Apatow created a documentary of Tiffany Burke/IndieWire via Getty ImagesThis past year, Billboard ranked Bamford the ninth best comedian of the 21st century‚ much to the surprise of many readers—and Bamford herself. Paralyzed by Fear: The Maria Bamford Story premiered at Sundance earlier this week.