Despite the rueful tone with which the movie charts the sacrifices of time, family life, autonomy, and personality that Vitali made on behalf of Kubrick, Vitali himself expresses no regrets—and Zierra is even less critical. As a result, “Filmworker” amounts to yet another rite of devotion in the ongoing cult of Kubrick—a cult that worked its power not just on Vitali but on all of modern cinema.