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. Following on from the Emmy Award-winning short film of the same name, Notes on Blindness is an ambitious and groundbreaking work, both affecting and innovative.
Notes on Blindness
Overview
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. Following on from the Emmy Award-winning short film of the same name, Notes on Blindness is an ambitious and groundbreaking work, both affecting and innovative.
Director
James Spinney
Status
Released
Production
Archer's Mark, Impact Partners, Creative England, ARTE, BBC Storyville, Cinephil, The Bertha Foundation, Fee Fie Foe, 104 Films, Agat Films & Cie / Ex Nihilo, BFI, Doc Society
Cast
John M. Hull
Himself (voice)
Marilyn Hull
Herself (voice)
Dan Renton Skinner
John Hull
Simone Kirby
Marilyn Hull
Eileen Davies
Madge Hull
David Hobbs
Jack Hull
Victoria Wicks
Librarian
Jamie Bradley
Faith Healer
Imogen Hull
Herself (voice)
Thomas Hull
Himself (voice)
Lizzie Hull
Herself (voice)
Gaby Hull
Herself (voice)
Josh Hull
Himself (voice)
Johnny Robson
Doctor
Drew Prentice-Main
Newborn
Miranda Beinart-Smith
Imogen
Susan Tordoff
Social Worker
Sidney Nicholas Warbrick
Thomas
Amelda Brown
Liz
Stanley Pemberton-Warbrick
Thomas
Lorelei Winterfrost
Young Imogen
Tim Gebbels
Minister
Mahalia Martin-Jones
Lizzie
Dick Middleton
Bursar
Rafe Beckley
John Hull Double
Alex Safta
John Hull Double
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