It’s Not Yet Dark

Name: It’s Not Yet Dark
Director: Frankie Fenton
Released: 2016

Frankie Fenton 2016

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 feature film solely through the use of his eyes. The documentary is a celebration of Simon’s love of film, of creating art and of telling beautiful human stories no matter the obstacle. His artistic supporter, Colin Farrell, beautifully narrates this life-affirming story which is based on Simon’s book also titled It’s Not Yet Dark.

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Running Time:

77 min.

Spoken Languages:

English

Directors:

Frankie Fenton

Producers:

Kathryn Kennedy, Lesley McKimm

Cinematographers:

Kate McCullough

Editors:

Dermot Diskin

Production Companies:

Newgrange Pictures

Press

Screen International

“A crowd-pleasing message of the triumph of will and art over physical adversity”
Los Angeles Times

“Powerful…as real a human story as it gets.”
Variety

“The very definition of a documentary crowd-pleaser.”
Film Journal International

“Heartfelt and stirring.”

Festival Participation

Sundance Film Festival - 2017
Galway Film Festival - 2017
Best Feature Documentary

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