Date: Tuesday December 6th, 2022
Time: 6:30 pm- 8:00 pm
Location: School of Communication and Media- 1040 Presentation Hall
Sponsored By ReelAbilities NJ Film Festival
Strong-willed, funny, and charismatic, at 37, Belgian Paralympic champion Marieke Vervoort’s time is running out. A debilitating illness she has had for more than 20 years has begun to take its toll. As Marieke’s strength falters and her body begins to fail, she decides to take control by signing papers to request medical aid-in-dying, a controversial procedure that is forbidden by law in most other countries. Liberated and empowered by now having the legal permission to end her life, Marieke again discovers the freedom and thrill of living and of competition. Throughout, Marieke draws people to her: fans, girlfriends, celebrities, and other people with disabilities. ADDICTED TO LIFE intimately documents this determined, vulnerable, and astonishing athlete through the dramatic events of her final inspirational three years, during which Marieke’s acceptance of death becomes an affirmation of life. Marieke demystifies one of the most controversial issues of our time.
Screening will begin at 6:30pm with a live talkback to follow directly after with Filmmaker Pola Rapaport.
Register now to reserve your seat.
The ReelAbilities NJ – 2022 Film Festival is brought to you by the Office of Education and Community Outreach (OECO) in the College of the Arts at Montclair State University and is made possible by a generous grant from Kessler Foundation.
*Image description: Action shot of young disabled woman in a wheelchair competing in wheelchair racing in the Paralympics*
