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Director
Frankie Fenton
Credits
Producers:Kathryn KennedyLesley McKimm
Principal Cast
Colin Farrell, Ruth Fitzmaurice, Simon Fitzmaurice
Category
Documentary
Screening in tribute to filmmaker Simon Fitzmaurice, this is an inspirational portrait of a filmmaker who recently lost his battle against Motor Neurone Disease (MND). When he was diagnosed with MND in 2008, Simon was told he had four years to live. His wife Ruth was then pregnant with their third child. Simon refused to succumb to the disease, wrote a memoir and started work on My Name is Emily, the feature film he completed in 2015, with the help of eye-gaze technology. With Ruth he welcomed two more children, and for years they shared a loving, vibrant home life. Director Frankie Fenton expresses the esteem of the film community as he honors Simon in this uplifting documentary which interweaves interviews, home movies and Simon’s own insightful reflections (voiced by Colin Farrell) on life and love. Notes by Sunniva O’Flynn
77 minutes, Ireland, 2017, Colour
A QUIET LOVE 13.00
ARCHIVE AT LUNCHTIME: MISSPENT YOUTHS? (PROGRAMME 1) 12.30
IFI YOUTH PANEL: BLUE VALENTINE 18.00
IT’S NEVER OVER, JEFF BUCKLEY 15.30, 20.30
MY FATHER’S SHADOW 16.15
NO OTHER CHOICE 15.10
SENTIMENTAL VALUE 13.30
THE PRESIDENT’S CAKE 13.15, 18.10
THE SECRET AGENT 20.15
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