Scott Lew was an American film director, producer and screenwriter who suffered from

ALS Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as motor neuron disease (MND) or Lou Gehrig's disease, is a neurodegenerative disease that results in the progressive loss of motor neurons that control voluntary muscles. ALS is the most comm ...

."The Creative Process of a Paralyzed Screenwriter"
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'', November 19, 2013. Lew wrote the script for ''

Sexy Evil Genius ''Sexy Evil Genius'' is a 2013 American black comedy film written by Scott Lew and directed by Shawn Piller. The plot concerns several people in a bar who realize that they have all dated the same woman and that she has manipulated them into a ...

'', starring

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and

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.Watch Inspirational Screenwriter Scott Lew Write A Movie Without Typing or Talking
''Slashfilm'', April 9, 2013. He is also the subject of the documentary film ''Jujitsu-ing Reality'', released in 2013. Lew also directed and wrote the 2006 film ''

Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas ''Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas'' is a 2006 American comedy film written and directed by Scott Lew, starring Patrick Fugit and Olivia Wilde. Plot The film starts out with the quote "Nothing can ever be truly, fully understood. Not even the m ...

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Scott Lew's BlogScott Lew, Inspirational Screenwriter Who Fought ALS to the End, Dies at 48
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