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Film: Documentary
Indestructible

When

Friday July 18, 2008 (8pm)

Monday July 21, 2008 (7:45pm)

Tuesday July 22, 2008 (8:30pm)

Where
Gene Siskel Film Center (164 N State St, 312.846.2600)
Price
$9
Details
http://www.artic.edu/webspaces/siskelfilmcenter/2008/july/7.html#anchor4
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"At 31 years of age, I was diagnosed with ALS, a neurodegenerative disease that kills 90% of its victims within five years... Nine months later I began to make a documentary film chronicling my new life." This introduction sets the tone for Indestructible, which is as much Ben Byer's memoir as it is an investigation into the treatment of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease. We follow the protagonist's sobering journey and get to know others in search of an effective way to fight the illness. The screening takes on new poignancy with the news that Mr. Byer just recently passed away on July 3.