The original trailer for the multiaward winning feature film notes on blindness for which i won a golden frog for best cinematography in a docudrama notes on blindness 2016 feature trailer on vimeo. Feb 09, 2017 notes on blindness is a compilation of the authors audio notes, made over the course of the years following the loss of his sight. Notes on blindness traces one mans difficult journey and emerges with a reflection on the human condition thats as uplifting and edifying as it is simply. Dear cinephiles, notes on blindness is like no other film youre likely to see this year. The scholar john hull lost his sight in 1983 after a series of surgical treatments. The first of these, rainfall, won the best short documentary award at hot docs 20. It traces one mans difficult journey and emerges with a reflection on the human condition thats as uplifting and edifying as it is simply moving. Notes on blindness uses the aural diaries of the late academic, john hull, to tell the absorbing story of what happened following his loss of his. Notes on blindness opened in us theaters on 16th november 2016 find your local screening here. Based on the audio diaries of academic and theologian john hull, this film offers an impressionistic recreation of his slow descent into blindness.
Its an ambitious and groundbreaking work, both affecting and innovative and one. Written and directed by pete middleton and james spinney starring dan renton skinner, simone kirby, john hull, marilyn. A journey into the world of blindness is the most extraordinary, precise, deep and beautiful account of blindness i have ever read. Notes on blindness is based on audio recordings made by the english academic john hull, who. As such, its quite a fragmentary book, but nonetheless a very insightful im not sure thats really the right word to use in this instance. The 2016 nfl season was the 97th season in the history of the national football league nfl. Drawing on johns original recordings, notes on blindness premiered at the 2016 sundance film festival and won the special jury prize at the san francisco international film festival. The season concluded with super bowl li, the leagues championship game on february 5, 2017, at nrg. Jul 01, 2016 notes on blindness uses the aural diaries of the late academic, john hull, to tell the absorbing story of what happened following his loss of his sight in 1983 at the age of 45. Notes on blindness 2016 directed by pete middleton. Can notes on blindness change the way streaming caters for disabled people.
Notes on blindness 2016 u 1h 26m british dramas based on the audio diaries of academic and theologian john hull, this film offers an impressionistic recreation of his slow descent into blindness. Notes on blindness is a 2016 british documentary film directed by peter middleton and james spinney. Hull, who became totally blind after decades of steadily deteriorating vision. Notes on blindness 2016 tvpg 1h 26m criticallyacclaimed documentaries based on the audio diaries of academic and theologian john hull, this film offers an impressionistic recreation of his slow descent into blindness. Apr 03, 2017 the first of these, rainfall, won the best short documentary award at hot docs 20. Over three years, hull recorded over 16 hours of material creating a story of loss, rebirth and transformation. Jun 16, 2016 in the early 1980s, after decades of steady deterioration, writer and academic john hull lost his sight. Hull, a professor of religion at the university of birmingham in england, lost his eyesight and began the agonizing personal journey to hell and back that he describes in the magnificent documentary notes on blindness. Following the emmy awardwinning short film of the same name, notes on blindness takes a creative approach to the. Notes on blindness churches together go wirksworth. Nov 23, 2016 notes on blindness is john hulls trip from darkness to light by stephen holden the new york times.
Jason daprile is a freelance writer with work appearing in prominent publications such as gamespot, playboy, and many others. Hull in 2011, having read his acclaimed 1991 book touching the rock. In the summer of 1983, just days before the birth of his first son, writer and theologian john hull went blind. Following the emmy awardwinning short film of the same name, notes on blindness takes a creative approach to the documentary form.
To help him make sense of the ensuing upheaval in his life, he began to keep an audio diary. Written and directed by pete middleton and james spinney starring dan renton skinner, simone kirby, john hull, marilyn hull. An experience of blindness, which was transcribed from. In 1983, after decades of steady deterioration, writer and theologian john hull became totally blind. Notes on blindness is a moving, intimate documentary, a triumph of sound and image, and a poetic examination of love, loss, memory and marriage. Visually, notes on blindness subtly evokes sightlessness with its many scenes with shadowy palette, figures in. A film based upon three years of audio diaries kept by writer john hull, deconstructing his experience of blindness. The film was released in the uk on 1st july and is still playing in a handful of cinemas. It struck me that being blind you must also be surrounded by seemingly disembodied voices. Notes on blindness is available now on the gear vr oculus store. The season began on september 8, 2016, with the defending super bowl 50 champion denver broncos defeating the carolina panthers 2120 in the nfl kickoff game in a rematch of the super bowl. After losing sight in 1983, john hull began keeping an audio diary, a unique testimony of loss, rebirth and renewal, excavating the interior world of blindness. To help him make sense of the upheaval in his life, hull began documenting his experiences on audio cassette and wrote his autobiography touching the rock. Rainfall at hot docs in 20, the film evolved into a 12 minute short with the help of new york times op docs one year later.
The filmmakers have worked in conjunction with moviereading to create a mobile phone app in which synchronised subtitles and audio description track for notes on blindness can be streamed. Notes on blindness is a compilation of the authors audio notes, made over the course of the years following the loss of his sight. It is often said that the loss of sight can lead to a heightened acuity in the other senses. It has been supported by creative england, british film institute, impact partners, arte france, swedish film institute, bbc storyville, cinereach, britdoc, new york times and. Hull, marilyn hull, miranda beinartsmith, jamie bradley. This was followed in 2014 by the emmy awardwinning short, also entitled notes on blindness, which screened at sundance film festival and won best documentary at encounters short film and animation festival. Nov 16, 2016 notes on blindness has won several awards since its sundance film festival premiere. Jul 01, 2016 directed by peter middleton, james spinney. Notes on blindness, peter middleton and james spinney. I just wanted to close my eyes and listen to the films realistic sounds and the. Notes on blindness 2016, directed by pete middleton and james. In english oliver sacks, the great neurologist, wrote that john hulls memoir, on sight and insight. After the writer and theologian john hull became completely blind in 1983, he kept an audio diary of his experience. In 1983, author, teacher and theologian john hull 19352015 went blind after years of declining vision.
A magical vr experience guardian mesmerizing motherboard vice poetic and timeless le monde in 1983, after decades of steady deterioration, john hull became totally blind. I would like to see it again myself, but this time in the version i can share with several of my relatives whose vision is no longer present. Jun, 2016 based on academic john hulls diary about learning to accept blindness during the early 1980s, notes on blindness uses original audio recordings to attempt to visualise the sensation of losing sight. Based on academic john hulls diary about learning to accept blindness during the early 1980s, notes on blindness uses original audio recordings to attempt to. Notes on blindness opened in us theaters on 16th november 2016 find your local screening here the film was released in the uk on 1st july and is still playing in a handful of cinemas. Notes on blindness 2016 directed by pete middleton, james. Following on from the emmy awardwinning short film of the same name, notes on blindness is an ambitious and groundbreaking work, both affecting and innovative. Notes on blindness is a 2016 documentary film written and directed by pete middleton and james spinney. This experience is based on the audio diaries of writer and theologian john hull, who after decades of. An experience of blindness, which was transcribed from his audio diaries. Following on from the emmy awardwinning short film of the same name, notes on blindness is an ambitious. Notes on blindness trailer 2016 trailer for the documentary notes on blindness. Notes on blindness codirectors peter middleton and james spinney are teaming up again for chaplin working title, a feature documentary about one of cinemas most iconic individuals.
This film is a dramatization using those recordings. Nomads and notes on blindness, plus more, debut on gear vr. Into darkness is produced by ex nihilo, arte france, and the french startup audiogaming, in coproduction with archers mark. In addition to a being packaged with a virtual reality experience at selected theaters, notes on blindness is being released in formats for blind and sighted audiences. In order to make sense of the upheaval in his life, he began keeping a diary on audiocassette. He knew that if he didnt try to understand his blindness it would destroy him. To help him make sense of the upheaval in his life, he began documenting his experiences on audio cassette.
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