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.
Sound
Hull's original recordings — his voice IS the film's soul
Cinematography
Blurred, abstract visuals that make blindness viscerally beautiful
Direction
Dramatized documentary hybrid that shouldn't work but absolutely does
Director
James Spinney
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film's visuals were shot in near-total darkness, with cinematographers often unable to see their own monitors.
Hull's original audio diaries became a sacred text in disability studies; this film finally gave his words the cinematic language they deserved.
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