As most of you know, Joanna lost a close friend before recording Ys. She has stated in an interview that he/she was the character in Cosmia and that this loss inspired Ys in general. Since Ys is dedicated to "Cassie", a lot of people have speculated that this person went by that name. Recently I found this article, which seems to confirm this theory and add that she died in a car accident in the summer of 2004. Since it is posted on a "professional" website I found it trustworthy. My questions are the following, do you think this article is legitimate and chronicles real events? If it is true, how does this change our interpretation of Ys (if at all). How does this affect our image of Joanna (if at all)? Finally is there any way to get our hands on this documentary?
Here is the article: http://www.nwfilmforum.org/live/collection/press/1548