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 Do Not Go Gentle
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Synopsis

Shot on the run in 1998, My Name is Jane is built around the biggest deadline a filmmaker could face: the death of its subject. With a history of cancer in her family, musician and cancer sufferer Jane Devine proposed a film to director Amanda Robertshawe: one in which the personable Devine takes us through the process of making peace with her own passing — and the impossible task of preparing a son for life without her. The resulting documentary, surely among our most affecting hours of television, won repeat screenings and international plaudits.

Credits (11)

 Amanda Robertshawe

Amanda Robertshawe
Director

 Michael McDonald

Michael McDonald
Producer

 Jonathan Woodford-Robinson

Jonathan Woodford-Robinson
Editor

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Comments (1)

 Suzy

Suzy

Posted at 01.24PM - 25.03.2012

Very well done, very sad to see this but it does really show the cruelness that living with a terminal illness is, thank You for making this story about Jane.

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Quotes

If you’ve never looked into the eyes of death, you’ve never truly looked into the eyes of life. That’s how I think now. There’s this apathy and almost arrogance with life really. 

– Jane Devine

I’m living right up until that last minute. 

– Jane Devine

When a child’s losing his mother young, all you can do is give them hope and dreams and dedication ... and spirit. 

– Jane Devine

Awards

2000 International Health and Medical Film Festival (New York)
Winner of Freddy Award in Cancer category
Nominated (one of two nominees, from 1000 + entries) for the Michael E DeBakey Award

2000 World Association of Medical and Health Films (Spain)
Videomed Award

1999 TV Guide New Zealand Television Awards
Best Director, Factual Programme or Documentary: Amanda Robertshawe

1999 Media Peace Award (NZ)
Amanda Robertshawe, for My Name is Jane

Festivals include
2000 International Public Television (INPUT) festival (Special Invitation)