Dying To Make A Movie: Interview With Filmmaker Patrick O'Brien

In the fall of 2004, indie filmmaker Patrick O'Brien noticed an involuntary shaking in his legs. It wasn't until May 2005 that the cause of the shaking was officially diagnosed as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS, better known as Lou Gehrig's disease). O'Brien was 30 years old at the time when he learned he had a terminal disease.

Today, O'Brien is in the midst of creating "Everything Will Be Okay," a feature-length documentary about his life with ALS. Needless to say, O'Brien's physical mobility has been severely limited by ALS (to a certain extent – there was the matter of a naked protest outside of the White House!). However, his passion for filmmaking has not abated.