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201690 minPGdocumentary

6.9/ 10(77 ratings)• TMDB

Notes on Blindness

201690 minPGdocumentary

6.9/ 10(77 ratings)• TMDB

John Hull began keeping an audio diary after losing his sight in 1983, providing a personal account of his experiences with blindness.

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John Hull began keeping an audio diary after losing his sight in 1983, providing a personal account of his experiences with blindness.

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James Spinney

James Spinneydirector

Pete Middleton

Pete Middletondirector

Pete Middleton

Pete Middletonwriter

James Spinney

James Spinneywriter

John M. Hull

John M. Hullcast

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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.

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