Post by anna on Mar 12, 2007 18:30:10 GMT -5
A while back, I mentioned the excellent memoir Cockeyed by Ryan Knighton. Mr. Knighton is in a new Scott Smith documentary called As Slow As Possible. The site is here:
www.as-slow-as-possible.com/synopsis.htm
The synopsis is rather long, but definitely worth reading. It brings up the "E" word - embrace - which has been discussed so much on this board.
The holocaust memorial, in fact, became a dramatic enactment of the question “Can Ryan embrace his own change?”, as he struggled with sight specific questions about knowing where he was, which direction was out, etc. etc. It’s a fascinating maze of questions that lead to a conversation about a blind man’s guilt for relying on other people, and how difficult it is, in fact, to lose one’s sight, to not know where one is coming from, nor going, but how beautiful it is, also, to be ‘here’, just listening.
The trailer really makes me want to see the documentary. Smith planned to premiere it at the HotDocs festival in Toronto in April. However, the full slate of films is not yet available, so I don't know if it will be released then.
www.as-slow-as-possible.com/synopsis.htm
The synopsis is rather long, but definitely worth reading. It brings up the "E" word - embrace - which has been discussed so much on this board.
The holocaust memorial, in fact, became a dramatic enactment of the question “Can Ryan embrace his own change?”, as he struggled with sight specific questions about knowing where he was, which direction was out, etc. etc. It’s a fascinating maze of questions that lead to a conversation about a blind man’s guilt for relying on other people, and how difficult it is, in fact, to lose one’s sight, to not know where one is coming from, nor going, but how beautiful it is, also, to be ‘here’, just listening.
The trailer really makes me want to see the documentary. Smith planned to premiere it at the HotDocs festival in Toronto in April. However, the full slate of films is not yet available, so I don't know if it will be released then.
). I'm glad to hear about the film because I can probably see that if it comes here before I get a chance to read it. 
