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It's Not Yet Dark

It's Not Yet Dark

2016Movieโฑ๏ธ 1h 21m
Documentary
โญ 7.5
IMDB Rating
278 votes

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.

Director
Frankie Fenton
Writers
N/A
Stars
Simon Fitzmaurice, Ruth Fitzmaurice, Damien Fitzmaurice
Release Date
August 4, 2017
Language
English
Country
Ireland
๐Ÿ† 5
Wins
๐ŸŽฏ 17
Nominations
๐Ÿ’ฌ 1
Reviews
๐Ÿ“ฝ๏ธ View on IMDB

๐ŸŽญ Top Cast

Simon Fitzmaurice
Simon Fitzmaurice
as Self
Ruth Fitzmaurice
Ruth Fitzmaurice
as Self
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Damien Fitzmaurice
as Self - Simon Fitzmaurice's father
๐Ÿ‘ค
Florence Fitzmaurice
as Self - Simon Fitzmaurice's mother
๐Ÿ‘ค
Kate Fitzmaurice
as Self - Simon Fitzmaurice's sister
๐Ÿ‘ค
Phil McDarby
as Self - Simon Fitzmaurice's schoolmate
๐Ÿ‘ค
Hector Minto
as Self
Kathryn Kennedy Fenton
Kathryn Kennedy Fenton
as Self
Lesley McKimm
Lesley McKimm
as Self
๐Ÿ‘ค
Liz Gill
as Self

๐Ÿ’ฐ Box Office

$5,269
Worldwide Gross
$1,227
Domestic Gross
$811
Opening Weekend

๐ŸŽฌ Technical Specs

Color
Color
Filming Location
Ireland
Production
Kennedy Films, Newgrange Pictures

๐Ÿท๏ธ Keywords

filmmakermovie directorhusband wife relationshipcaregiverdisability

๐ŸŽฏ Categories

Documentary

โญ Featured Review

back to work
by ferguson-6 โ€ข 2017-08-03
7/10

"Greetings again from the darkness. We all have two kinds of friends: those who sulk for days when the candy machine eats their quarter, and those with such zest for life that no personal or professional tragedy dampens their "can do" spirit. Director Frankie Fenton presents the remarkable story of Simon Fitzmaurice, an Irish writer and filmmaker who is robbed of his body by MND (Motor Neuron Disease). Fellow Irishman Colin Farrell narrates the film, giving poignancy to Simon's own words ย… words he can no longer speak himself. As a writer and filmmaker, Simon's "before..."

๐Ÿ’ก Did You Know?

Simon Fitzmaurice died in October 2017, only two weeks after the film's release in his home country Ireland on 13 October 2017.

๐Ÿ“– Synopsis

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.