Light Darkness Light
USA2024documentary83'Docs+Science
The world is as it is felt by the senses. The perception of the world is the result of data processing occurring in our minds. An objective world does not exist. Extra-subjective memories do not exist. The above statements, quite obvious to neuroscientists, find a poignant illustration in Landon Van Soest’s film. The director accompanies blind pastor Ian Nichols as he undergoes the pioneering procedure of an implant insertion to stimulate the optic nerve. The darkness in which the protagonist was immersed for decades is brilliantly illuminated, but in a way that is surprising, painful and verifies his original expectations.
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- directed by
- Landon van Soest
An Emmy Award-winning filmmaker, Fulbright Scholar, and two-time Sundance Fellow. His work presents social commentary through rich characters and immersive narratives. His previous documentary, 'For Ahkeem', premiered at the 2017 Berlinale and Tribeca Film Festivals, won seven Best Documentary awards. His first documentary, 'Good Fortune', was broadcast on the award-winning PBS series POV, where it received an Emmy Award, the Witness Award for Human Rights and the Overseas Press Club’s Carl Spielvogel Award.
- Producer
- Jo Budzilowicz / The Documentary Group (The Documentary Group)
- Distributor
- Diana Karklin / And Shine World Sales (And Shine World Sales)
- Screenplay
- Landon van Soest
- Cinematography
- Ed David
- Music
- Jay Wadley
- Editing
- L. Frances Henderson
- Photo
- Trailer