ITS NOT DARK YET SEPTEMBER 15 SEPTEMBER 21 dir. Frankie Fenton, Documentary, Not Rated, Ireland, English, 2017, 81 min
Lake Worth Playhouse Stonzek Theatre Lake Worth, FL
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ITS NOT DARK YET SEPTEMBER 15 SEPTEMBER 21 dir. Frankie Fenton, Documentary, Not Rated, Ireland, English, 2017, 81 min
ITS NOT DARK YET SEPTEMBER 15 SEPTEMBER 21 dir. Frankie Fenton, Documentary, Not Rated, Ireland, English, 2017, 81 min Soon after premiering his short film The Sound of People at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival, promising young Irish director Simon Fitzmaurice was tragically diagnosed with motor neurone disease (ALS). At just 34 years old, he was given four years to live. Fitzmaurice and his wife were expecting their third child, and a career in storytelling lay at his feet. Reeling from the shock, Fitzmaurice drew strength from his deepest desiresinstead of being stuck in that painful moment, he realized his greatest defiance of ALS would be to direct his first feature film. Seven years later, despite total physical incapacitation, Fitzmaurice completed My Name is Emily (2015), directing it only with the use of his eyes. This emotional journey of self-realization and personal triumph over life-crushing adversity is nothing short of inspiring. All of it is captured with intimate home movies, photographs, and an affectionate voice-over by compatriot Colin Farrell, transporting us into Fitzmaurices creative world where every physical and psychological challenge is met with positivity and the desire to fulfill a dream.
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Lake Worth Playhouse Stonzek Theatre (View)
709 Lake Avenue
Lake Worth, FL 33460
United States
