Documentary Award, Encounters 2014
Notes on Blindness
Peter Middleton and James SpinneyDocumentaryUnited Kingdom201414 min
In 1983 writer and theologian John Hull went blind. He began keeping an audio diary to make sense of his loss. With exclusive access to these original audio recordings, NOTES ON BLINDNESS reconstructs John's diaries.
CastJohn Hull, Marilyn Hull, Rafe Beckley, Celia Henebury, Stanley Pemberton-Warbrick and Lorelei Winterfrost
Written byPete Middleton and James Spinney
Produced byJo Jo Ellison, Pete Middleton, Jen Kerrison and Matt Houghton
CinematographyGerry Floyd and James Blann
MusicJames Ewers and Michael Murray
Production designDamien Creagh
ProductionThe New York Times and Archer's Mark