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Not Going Quietly

Directed by Nicholas Bruckman

96 Min | English | US | | Documentary
Feature | Open Captions | Audio Description
Producer: Amanda Roddy | Writer: Nicholas Bruckman, Amanda Roddy | Audio Description produced by: Michele Spitz, Woman of Her Word
Activism, Disability Rights, Family, Health Care, Politics, Social issues

When activist and new father Ady Barkan is diagnosed with ALS and given four years to live, he finds himself directly impacted by a new legislation proposal jeopardizing essential healthcare programs critical to Ady’s and others’ survival. After a chance confrontation with Senator Jeff Flake goes viral, Ady embarks on a cross-country tour, using his final breaths to fight for healthcare justice to try and create a better world for his newborn son to inherit.

Audio description provided by Michele Spitz, Woman of her Word.

Co-presented by Lehman College/CUNY.

Disabilities featured:

ALS

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