Blind Filmmaker Adam Morse Set to be Subject of Feature Documentary ‘Blind Ambition’ (EXCLUSIVE) – Global Bulletin
DOCUMENTARIES Filmmaker Adam Morse, who directed Billy Zane-starrer “Lucid,” is set to get in front of the camera in a new documentary, titled “Blind Ambition,” about his career. The unscripted project, directed by Ukrainian-British filmmaker Julia Varvara, will follow Morse’s journey from losing his eyesight at the age of 19 due to the incurable condition Lebers Hereditary Optic Neuropathy to shooting a SuperBowl commercial last year. Among other achievements, Morse has walked the runway at London Fashion Week and did his own stunts in AppleTV+’s “See.”Australia to Launch National Indian Film Festival in 2025 - Global Bulletin Morvara Entertainment is co-producing the...
Dispatch: Chicago International Film Festival’s Second Weekend Features Notable Films, Fest Winners
Our coverage of the Chicago International Film Festival continues; remember to follow along for all the latest updates. Although uneven and even head-scratching at times, the sheer weight and power of a lead performance by Renate Reinsve (The Worst Person in the World, A Different Man) makes Armand worth checking out if only to discover what happens next in this narrative from first-time feature writer/director Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel, the grandson of Ingmar Bergman and Liv Ullmann. On the surface, the film is about a situation in a primary school involving two six-year-old boys, one of whom is accused of sexually abusing the other in a school bathroom. The accused is Armand, the son of Reinsve’s Elisabeth; the alleged victim is Jon; and the fact that we never see either child during the course of the film should tell you something about the nature and purpose of the movie. This impossible situation isn’t about the kids; it’s about the parents and the inadequacies of a school to handle such extreme allegations.
‘Sujo’ Tops Morelia Film Festival With Best Screenplay, Direction & Fiction Feature Wins In Strong Start To Oscar Race
Sujo, Mexico’s Oscar submission, topped the Morelia International Film Festival with three wins across Best Screenplay, Direction and overall Fiction Feature film. It’s a good start to the international film contender, following up its nabbing of the Sundance Film Festival’s Grand Jury Prize for World Cinema.Oscars: Mexico Submits Sundance Grand Jury Prize Winner 'Sujo' To International Feature Race From filmmakers Astrid Rondero and Fernanda Valadez, the drama centers on the eponymous beloved son of a small-town cartel gunman who narrowly escapes death when his father is murdered. When his aunt takes him in and raises him in the isolated countryside, he...