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Ethiopia – a Journey into Blindness
Notes on Blindness
Dir.: Peter Middleton, James Spinney | 90 minutes

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Speaker (in Heb.): Prof. Udi Zohary, The Hebrew University

Lessons to be learned from vision recovery following prolonged blindness from birth.

UK 2016 | 90 minutes | English | Hebrew subtitles

How to go about creating a film that would visually capture the essence of blindness? To that end, the directors chose Theologian, John Hall who, from 1983-1986, had recorded a series of audio diaries chronicling his descent into blindness. The recordings were adapted into an acclaimed book, and now comes the film which takes us behind the withering eyes of a fascinating, sensitive man as he shares a mix of profound philosophical musings alongside private, painful observations.

The film, which opened at Sundance this year leaves a profound mark thanks to breathtaking reconstructions based on Hall’s recordings; “elegant, evocative and deeply affecting documentary.” (Wendy Ide, Screen)