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1 online resource (streaming video file) (56 min. 39 sec.) ; 343372096 bytes |
| Summary |
*Coarse Language*Alex: A Life Fast Forward is an inspiring, yet heartbreaking story about making the most of your life, when you know you don't have long to live. The subject of the documentary is Alex Lewis, an endearing 21 year old, who has spent over three years undergoing intensive treatment for bone cancer and has now run out of options. But the film is not about treatment or his condition. It is about the true value of life.On the night after the first day of filming, Alex meets a girl at a party and falls in love. He can't quite believe what's happening. He encourages his friends and family to join in the celebrations. This is a story of the power of love, as a young man confronts his mortality under the most emotionally charged circumstances imaginable.Over a period of nine months we follow his story, as his girlfriend, Ali becomes his fiance and then his wife.PRODUCTION DETAILS:Windfall Films for BBC Three |
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Broadcast 2014-03-09 at 20:30:00 |
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Classification: M |
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Bones -- Cancer.
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Love -- Psychological aspects.
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Man-woman relationships.
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Weddings.
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Streaming video
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Dugan, David, director
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Chaney, Jordan, contributor
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Ebbs, David, contributor
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Ebbs, Joe, contributor
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Lewis, Alex, contributor
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Lewis, Andy, contributor
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Lewis, Angela, contributor
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Lewis, Jamie, contributor
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Madani, Nick, contributor
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Mcinnerny, Josh, contributor
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Stickland, Ross, contributor
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Strain, Ali, contributor
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