John C. Lyons is writing and directing "There Are No Goodbyes" based on an original story concept by Andy Flatley. Lyons’ last film “Schism", a drama about one man’s struggle with Alzheimer’s disease, has played in film festivals, film series, and classrooms across the country for the past two years, winning awards at several of them, and is now available on DVD at Netflix and Amazon. In 2006, Lyons was inducted into the Eerie Filmmaker Hall of Fame (Eerie Horror Film Festival). Lyons was named one of The Erie-Times News' People of the Year (2007) and selected for a Generation-e Leadership Award by the Young Erie Professionals (2009). Lyons is also the Director of the Edinboro Film Series, Vice President of the Film Society of Northwestern Pennsylvania, and Vice President of the Boonies International Film Festival.