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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.
94 minutes. Country. Ireland. Language. English. My Name is Emily is a 2015 Irish independent drama film written and directed by Simon Fitzmaurice in his only feature film credit; on 26 October 2017, he died after an ongoing battle with motor neurone disease.
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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. In 2008, Simon...
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Writer: The Sound of People. 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.
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Mini Bio. 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 ...
- October 26, 2017
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 stubborn...
Oct 27, 2017 · Fri Oct 27 2017 - 08:21. Simon Fitzmaurice, the well-known film maker has died. Mr Fitzmaurice, who had motor neurone disease, was aged in his early forties. He is survived by his wife Ruth and...
