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Simon Fitzmaurice ( c. 1973 – 26 October 2017) was an Irish filmmaker. A resident of Greystones, County Wicklow, Fitzmaurice published a memoir titled It's Not Yet Dark in 2014 about his experience with motor neurone disease. He directed My Name Is Emily while living with the condition in 2015.
Oct 27, 2017 · Leading Irish film director Simon Fitzmaurice has died just weeks after a groundbreaking documentary about his life was released. 'It's Not Yet Dark' documented Simon's battle with Motor Neurone Disease and his determination to live life to the fullest in the face of the debilitating condition.
Oct 28, 2017 · Film director Simon Fitzmaurice remained "full of humour" and "jolly and courageous" right up until his death, despite his difficult battle with motor neurone disease (MND), his funeral Mass...
Oct 27, 2017 · Wicklow writer and director, Simon Fitzmaurice, has passed away at the age of 43 - just weeks after his groundbreaking documentary on Motor Neurone Disease was released.
Oct 27, 2017 · Wicklow-born film-maker Simon Fitzmaurice has died of motor neurone disease at the age of 43. Donald Clarke. Fri Oct 27 2017 - 11:22. "I'm, well, to be perfectly honest, a bit of a...
Simon Fitzmaurice is an award-winning writer and film director. His films have screened at film festivals all over the world and won prizes at home and abroad. His feature film My Name is Emily won Best Cinematography at the Galway Film Fleadh, the Youth Film Award at Internationales Filmfestival Schlingel, the Newport Beach Achievement Award ...
Sep 5, 2017 · Narrated by Colin Farrell, this is the incredible story of Simon Fitzmaurice, a young Irish filmmaker who, despite a diagnosis of Motor Neuron Disease, goes on to direct an award-winning...
