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Hot Docs premiere
MAY 7, 9: : Hot Docs world
premiere of 65_RedRoses.
The film takes an unflinching
look at the lives of Eva
Markvoort and her two
online friends, all battling Cystic
Fibrosis (CF), a fatal genetic disease
affecting the lungs and
digestive system. The film travels
the distance the friends cannot
go themselves, capturing
the compelling, and often heartbreaking,
realities they face, just
trying to take each breath.
The idea for the documentary
came in May 2007
when directors Philip Lyall
and Nimisha Mukerji went
to visit Lyall’s university
friend Eva Markvoort, who
had CF. Captivated by her will
to live, they began following
her story as she went through
the process of getting a double
lung transplant. The result
is an emotional journey that
extends far beyond the big screen.
May 7, at 7:30 pm at The
Royal; and May 9, 1:45 pm
at Cumberland Cinemas.
Eva Markvoort, Nimisha
Mukerji and Philip Lyall will
be attending the screenings.
• Nimisha
Mukerji
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