I wondered at some pointwhether... ..it's comic Gordon that's gotthe tumour and it's not...
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I wondered at some point
whether... ..it's comic Gordon that's got
the tumour and it's not me. So, when this kicked off again
two years ago... ..it hit me because I was like, "No, no, because it's not me
that has the tumour, it's him. "No, no, no, no. "Him. Him, not me." You know, which is just silly
because, you know, he doesn't exist. WHISPERS: But he does.
But he does
whether... ..it's comic Gordon that's got
the tumour and it's not me. So, when this kicked off again
two years ago... ..it hit me because I was like, "No, no, because it's not me
that has the tumour, it's him. "No, no, no, no. "Him. Him, not me." You know, which is just silly
because, you know, he doesn't exist. WHISPERS: But he does.
But he does
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I wondered at some point
whether...
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..it's comic Gordon that's got
the tumour and it's not me.
00:00:10.048 --> 00:00:13.036
So, when this kicked off again
two years ago...
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..it hit me because I was like,
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"No, no, because it's not me
that has the tumour, it's him.
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"No, no, no, no.
00:00:25.048 --> 00:00:27.016
"Him. Him, not me."
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You know, which is just silly
because, you know, he doesn't exist.
00:00:34.076 --> 00:00:38.999
WHISPERS: But he does.
But he does.
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Movie Summary
An uplifting documentary about coping with inoperable cancer may sound unlikely, but here it is. Gordon was diagnosed eight years ago and began using the medium of queer comic books to confront his feelings and fears. He employs humour to get to the heart of taboos surrounding death and disease, weaving many of the wonderful carers and nurses he meets into his expressively illustrated world. Sage, sweet, and stimulating, it is also a long-distance love story between Edinburgh and Virginia, USA. We could all learn a thing or two about love, life – and death – from Gordon.
