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What happens when a visual artists is tragically robbed of his main tool -- his eyesight? Gary Tarn's remarkable, award-winning documentary, BLACK SUN, investigates this through the story of Hugues de Montalembert, a New York-based artist and filmmaker who was blinded by a vicious attack in 1978. Defying expectation, the remarkable artist continued to travel the world alone, learning to navigate life in a new and beautiful way. Through striking imagery and philosophical narration, director and composer Gary Tarn creates an expressionist, poetic meditation on an extraordinary life without vision, and the idea of perception in general. Produced by Alfonso Cuaron (Y TU MAMA TAMBIEN, CHILDREN OF MEN) and John Battsek (ONE DAY IN SEPTEMBER), BLACK SUN was called "essential viewing" by Time Out and played to rave reviews on HBO.
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one of the most remarkable British films to appear for a long time. Scratch that: its one of the boldest, most beautiful and haunting films to have appeared from anywhereAn extraordinary evocationmore adventurous even than of the late JarmanExquisite, woozy colours ripple and refract, drift and fade lush and subtly melancholic portraits of modern society that recall Chris Markers landmark Sans SoleilBlack Sun is a film about blindness that makes us see the world hungrily, deeply, anew. -- Sukhdev Sandhu, Telegraph
innovative work of art that provides all the facts and anecdotes of a conventional documentary, but which immerses them in a mesmeric ambience all of its own. -- Nicholas Barber, The Independent
A work for all places and times, for anyone who seeks fully to live, to engage, it is indeed essential viewing. ***** Gareth Evans, TIME OUT No 1 CRITICS CHOICE
A compelling story, wise words and stunning visuals; a winning combination. ****** Sarah Kent, TIME OUT
Narrated with moving simplicity exquisitely illustrated challenges the subjective nature of reality and turns New York into a place that's at once terrifying and wondrous. Rarely have the concepts of identity, memory, faith and hope been explored with such poetic courage. * * * * -- David Parkinson, Empire
You cannot fail to be profoundly moved as the narrators painful, poignant story opens our eyes to a beautiful world we shamefully take for granted. ***** ---Marie Findley, Hot Dog
"a poetic, sensitive and beautifully shot meditation on a triumphant life without vision" -- Evening Standard
"A quietly impressive cinematic meditation A valuable filmic essay."
-- The Guardian
An inspiring cinematic reflection on loss, the senses and our place in the visual world. -- kultureflash.net
A sensual, innovative and ultimately inspirational work about the resilience of the artistic spirit, BLACK SUN pushes documentary convention to the point where it creates its own generic terrain. -- Toronto Star
a hypnotic, Zen-like affirmation of life. -- NOW (Toronto Weekly)
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