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Simon Fitzmaurice
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In 2008, Simon Fitzmaurice was diagnosed with ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease. He was given four years to live. In 2010, in a state of lung-function collapse, Simon knew with crystal clarity that now was not his time to die. Against all prevailing medical opinion, he chose to ventilate in order to stay alive.
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"It's Not Yet Dark" is a feature-length documentary telling the story of Simon Fitzmaurice, a talented Irish filmmaker who is living with Motor Neuron Disease (ALS). He was diagnosed at the age of 34 after his short film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, while his wife was expecting their third child. They were left shocked and reeling.
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Emily has been living in a foster home ever since her father was institutionalized after her mother's death. Still, she keeps in touch with him through the birthday cards he sends her every year. As Emily starts at a new school, she catches the attention of her shy classmate Arden. When her father doesn't send a birthday card on her 16th birthday, Emily decides to take matters into her own hands. Enlisting Arden's help, she runs away, and the pair...
