This year, on 21 June, in a small village in Scotland a small group will get together to watch a film about a man who dies from Motor Neurone Disease (MND), also known as ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease. At the same time, in a cinema in Finland, people are arriving from all over to see the the film, I AM BREATHING. In Russia, in the UK, across America, in Brazil, in India and across the world others have volunteered to screen the film – in village halls, schools, churches, sitting rooms, pubs, and theatres.

They have been inspired by the story of Neil Platt, who died aged 34, 14 months after being diagnosed with MND/ALS. He was determined more people should know about the disease.

Within a year, Neil went from being a healthy young father to becoming completely immobile from the neck down. As his body got weaker, he used his remaining months to communicate about his illness. He collaborated with the filmmakers on I AM BREATHING, wrote a blog, and committed himself to raising awareness around this devastating disease. He was determined to play a part in making MND/ALS history and this fuelled his desire to share his story and build a community of people to join the fight.

This event is for for the York Screening at Brandy Brown's attic cinema and is free to attend.