Filmmaker Ben Byer
Ben Byer was born in 1971. He was diagnosed with ALS in 2002 at the age of 31. In 2003 he co-founded ALS Film Fund with his sister Rebeccah Rush to produce original works of art, whether film, theatre, sculpture or other intended to create positive change for ALS sufferers around the world.
Early in the morning of July 3, Ben Byer lost his battle against ALS.
His documentary film chronicling his new life since ALS is called Indestructible.