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Jul 17, 2017 trailer for the documentary it s not yet dark it s not yet dark tells the ground breaking story of simon fitzmaurice, a talented young irish film maker with als mnd, as he embarks on directing his first feature film through the use of his eyes and eye gaze technology. The documentary is a celebration of simons love of film, of creating art and of telling beautiful human stories no matter the obstacle. Against all prevailing medical opinion, he chose to ventilate in order to stay alive. My name is emily, simon fitzmaurices directorial feature debut, opens in theaters on. This is its not yet dark trailer by autlook filmsales on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. A feature length documentary narrated by colin farrell about simon fitzmaurice, an incredible irish film maker burdened with als. Uptodate information on coronavirus is available for free. Narrated by colin farrell, its not yet dark tells the groundbreaking story of simon fitzmaurice, a talented young irish filmmaker with als mnd, as he embarks on directing his first feature film my name is emily through the use of his eyes and eye gaze technology.
Simon fitzmaurice was an awardwinning writer and film director. As simon fitzmaurice, an award winning writer, screenwriter and film director tells how he has lived with his wife and children since he was. Not dark yet is a song by bob dylan, recorded in january 1997 and released in september that year on his album time out of mind. Its not yet dark is a feature length documentary telling the story of simon fitzmaurice, a talented irish filmmaker who is living with. Its not yet dark does not go into the same excruciating detail concerning the daytoday challenges of being confined the way the gleason picture does, but it is equally frank in showing that, as pragmatic and upbeat and positive as simon and ruth and their family and friends try to be as they go about life and work, the disease and. Jun 28, 2017 rather, its emblematic of the rest of the its not yet dark, a wellmeaning if misguided film that makes no real attempt to align us with its subjects situation, thus doing a great disservice to both him and other suffering from mnd. A its not yet dark is not simply a tale of optimism in the face of an uncertain future, nor just a portrait of love overcoming the odds.
Jun 05, 2014 buy its not yet dark by fitzmaurice, simon isbn. Narrated by colin farrell, its not yet dark tells the groundbreaking story of simon fitzmaurice, a talented young irish film maker with als mnd, as he. It s not yet dark is an inspiring memoir by an irish writer and film director who, at age 34, was diagnosed with motor neuron disease mndalslou gehrig s and given a prognosis of 4 years to live. Its not yet dark 2017 irish filmmaker simon fitzmaurice refuses to let a diagnosis of motor neuron disease stop him from directing a feature film using only his eyes to communicate via a. Oct 16, 2017 it s not yet dark is an inspirational story of survival and a heartfelt portrait of a young wicklow man whose love for life, and those who surround him, drives him to be the best version of.
Its not yet dark is a heartfelt and stirring documentary about the extraordinary love for life of simon fitzmaurice, an irish writer and filmmaker stricken with a devastating als diagnosis but. A it s not yet dark is not simply a tale of optimism in the face of an uncertain future, nor just a portrait of love overcoming the odds. Home its not yet dark in select theaters and on vod. Mnd is the species of neurological disorder that includes als lou gehrigs disease. Its not yet dark premieres in the world doc competition at the 2017 sundance film festival. The film shows us how simon documented the many phases of the disease, right down to his last dance. 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. Simon fitzmaurice died in october 2017, only two weeks after the films release in his home country ireland on october 2017. Now, simon fitzmaurices memoir, its not yet dark, must be added to that list. Its 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.
Daringly, brutally poignant, its not yet dark is the closest thing to pure love that i have read since the shack and just as memorable. Its not yet dark 2017 stream and watch online moviefone. Mnd is the species of neurological disorder that includes als lou gehrig s disease. Its not yet dark tells the ground breaking story of simon fitzmaurice, a talented young irish film maker with als mnd, as he embarks on directing his first feature film through the use of his eyes and eye gaze technology. Screenings its not yet dark in select theaters and on vod. Simon fitzmaurice is an awardwinning writer and film director. This cruel disease allows him to feel everything, yet he cant walk, speak, breathe or eat without artificial help. Searching for a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the frankie fentondirected movie via subscription can be difficult, so we here at.
Frankie fentons documentary is so much more than its synopsis. A resident of greystones, county wicklow, fitzmaurice published a memoir titled its not yet dark in 2014 about his experience with motor neurone disease. Narrated by colin farrell, it s not yet dark tells the groundbreaking story of simon fitzmaurice, a talented young irish filmmaker with als mnd, as he embarks on directing his first feature film my name is emily through the use of his eyes and eye gaze technology. The 2016 edinburgh international film festival featured a film called my name is emily, by simon fitzmaurice. Its not yet dark is an inspiring memoir by an irish writer and film director who, at age 34, was diagnosed with motor neuron disease mndalslou gehrigs and given a prognosis of 4 years to live. Fitzmaurices second short film, the sound of people, premiered at the 2008 sundance film. The film shows us how simon documented the many phases of the. Narrated by colin farrell, its not yet dark tells the groundbreaking story of simon fitzmaurice, a talented young irish film maker with als mnd, as he embarks on directing his first feature film my name is emily through the use of his eyes and eye gaze technology. Its not yet dark the inspiring documentary of irish filmmaker simon fitzmaurices refusal to let the limitations lou gehrigs disease stanch his creativity. There are currently two videos available for the film, of. Its not yet dark by simon fitzmaurice, paperback barnes. Its not the path he envisioned, but as he says, for me its not about how long you live, its how you live.
Trailer for the documentary its not yet dark its not yet dark tells the ground breaking story of simon fitzmaurice, a talented young irish film maker with als mnd, as he embarks on directing his first feature film through the use of his eyes and eye gaze technology. Its not yet dark 2017, doc greetings again from the darkness. There are currently two videos available for the film, of which one and only one is a trailer, as listed below. Its not yet dark is a memoir written by simon fitzmaurice, an irish film maker, who was diagnosed with mnd motor neuron disease aka als amyotrophic. Jan 22, 2017 its not yet dark premieres in the world doc competition at the 2017 sundance film festival. Its not yet dark is a featurelength documentary telling the story of simon fitzmaurice, a talented irish filmmaker who is living with motor neuron disease als. Aug 10, 2017 its not the path he envisioned, but as he says, for me its not about how long you live, its how you live. Confirmed for the 37th cambridge film festival, united kingdom.
Aug 04, 2017 its not yet dark does not go into the same excruciating detail concerning the daytoday challenges of being confined the way the gleason picture does, but it is equally frank in showing that, as pragmatic and upbeat and positive as simon and ruth and their family and friends try to be as they go about life and work, the disease and. Its not yet dark tells the ground breaking story of simon fitzmaurice, a talented young irish film maker with als mnd, as he embarks on directing his first feature film. In inits not yet dark, its not yet dark, the young filmmaker, a husband and father of five small children, draws us deeply into his inner world. He directed my name is emily while living with the condition in 2015. Fitzmaurice and his wife were expecting their third child, and a career in. 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. Achieved through deeply personal footage shot by simon himself over the course of his life thus far, its not yet dark uses his original novel and extrapolates upon it in the best possible fashion. Flash forward nine years to 2017, and simon had written a memoir, directed a movie, been the subject of a documentary, and had three more children. Aug 01, 2017 simon fitzmaurice was an awardwinning writer and film director. Check out the new trailer directed by frankie fenton.
Parents need to know that its not yet dark is an inspiring documentary about simon fitzmaurice, a gifted young irish filmmaker, loving husband, and father whose life was ravaged by a diagnosis of motor neurone disease mnd in 2007, at age 34. Fenton doesnt want us behind stage with fitzmaurice at all. Aug 04, 2017 it s not yet dark tells the ground breaking story of simon fitzmaurice, a talented young irish film maker with als mnd, as he embarks on directing his first feature film through the use of his eyes and eye gaze technology. It s not yet dark 2017 irish filmmaker simon fitzmaurice refuses to let a diagnosis of motor neuron disease stop him from directing a feature film using only his eyes to communicate via a. Simon fitzmaurice, with his wife, ruth, in the documentary its not yet dark. This year, its not yet dark is billed as the story behind fitzmaurices film. Its not yet dark is an inspirational story of survival and a heartfelt portrait of a young wicklow man whose love for life, and those who surround him, drives him to be the best version of. At just 34 years old, he was given four years to live.
It is already being compared to defining memoirs like the diving bell and the butterfly. A powerful and deeply personal portrait of a remarkable man umissable independent. Its not yet dark is confirmed for another international premier this time in the beautiful university city of cambridge, england. Usa 4 august 2017 limited south korea 23 august 2017 ebs international. Jan 31, 2017 it s not yet dark is a heartfelt and stirring documentary about the extraordinary love for life of simon fitzmaurice, an irish writer and filmmaker stricken with a devastating als diagnosis but. Painful to watch and uncomfortably intimate at times, perhaps by design, its not yet dark.
His artistic supporter, colin farrell, beautifully narrates this lifeaffirming story which is based on simons book also titled its not yet dark. Parents need to know that it s not yet dark is an inspiring documentary about simon fitzmaurice, a gifted young irish filmmaker, loving husband, and father whose life was ravaged by a diagnosis of motor neurone disease mnd in 2007, at age 34. It s not yet dark is not simply a tale of optimism in the face of an uncertain future, nor just a portrait of love overcoming the odds. Narrated by colin farrell, its not yet dark tells the groundbreaking story of simon fitzmaurice, a talented young irish film maker with als mnd, as he embarks on directing his first feature. Video archive for the film its not yet dark, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 2017. Rather, its emblematic of the rest of the its not yet dark, a wellmeaning if misguided film that makes no real attempt to align us with its subjects situation, thus doing a great disservice to both him and other suffering from mnd. Simon refused to give up and started to work on the script for a feature film my name is emily. Its not yet dark, an inspirational journey by a man with. Its not yet dark is not simply a tale of optimism in the face of an uncertain future, nor just a portrait of love overcoming the odds. Perhaps the most striking aspect of the film is the shocking rapidity of his decline. His films have screened all over the world and won prizes at home and abroad.