So Much So Fast
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So Much So Fast is a documentary written and directed by Academy Award nominees Steven Ascher
and Jeanne Jordan
. This film premiered in competition at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival
, and won the Audience Award at the Boston Independent Film Festival.
who, at 29, discovers he had the paralyzing neurodegenerative disease Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
(Lou Gehrig’s disease).
Determined to live as well as possible, Stephen gets married, has a son and rebuilds two houses. His and his wife Wendy’s observations of the world and his disease explore the fragility of life.
The film also tracks his family's response to the drug companies that ignore his disease because there is not enough profit in curing it, and his brother's creation of the ALS Therapy Development Foundation research facility to find a cure for Stephen's disease in time.
diagnosis, Stephen Heywood replied, “Have more sex on film.”
The filmmakers were inducted into the world of ALS when a featured family member in their film Troublesome Creek: A Midwestern
came down with the disease.
Steven Ascher
Steven Ascher is an American independent director, producer and writer. He was nominated for an Academy Award and has received the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival among many other awards.-Films:...
and Jeanne Jordan
Jeanne Jordan
Jeanne Jordan is an American independent director, producer and editor. She was nominated for an Academy Award and has received the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival among many other awards.-Films:...
. This film premiered in competition at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival
2006 Sundance Film Festival
The 2006 Sundance Film Festival was held from 19 January to 29 January 2006. It was held in Park City, Utah with screenings in Salt Lake City, Utah; Ogden, Utah; and the Sundance Resort. It was the 22nd iteration of the Sundance Film Festival, and the celebration of the 25th anniversary of the...
, and won the Audience Award at the Boston Independent Film Festival.
Plot summary
So Much So Fast documents 5 years in the life of Stephen HeywoodStephen Heywood
Stephen Heywood was an American builder and self-taught architect, specializing in the renovation of old houses.He was diagnosed with ALS in 1998, at the age of 29...
who, at 29, discovers he had the paralyzing neurodegenerative disease Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis , also referred to as Lou Gehrig's disease, is a form of motor neuron disease caused by the degeneration of upper and lower neurons, located in the ventral horn of the spinal cord and the cortical neurons that provide their efferent input...
(Lou Gehrig’s disease).
Determined to live as well as possible, Stephen gets married, has a son and rebuilds two houses. His and his wife Wendy’s observations of the world and his disease explore the fragility of life.
The film also tracks his family's response to the drug companies that ignore his disease because there is not enough profit in curing it, and his brother's creation of the ALS Therapy Development Foundation research facility to find a cure for Stephen's disease in time.
Trivia
When asked what he would do differently in the five years since his ALSAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis , also referred to as Lou Gehrig's disease, is a form of motor neuron disease caused by the degeneration of upper and lower neurons, located in the ventral horn of the spinal cord and the cortical neurons that provide their efferent input...
diagnosis, Stephen Heywood replied, “Have more sex on film.”
The filmmakers were inducted into the world of ALS when a featured family member in their film Troublesome Creek: A Midwestern
Troublesome Creek: A Midwestern
Troublesome Creek: A Midwestern is a 1995 documentary by filmmakers Jeanne Jordan and Steven Ascher. The film explores the family farm crisis through the story of Jordan's own family, as they take extraordinary measures to save their Iowa farm....
came down with the disease.
External links
- Official Film Site
- Film trailer
- So Much So Fast Frontline