Notes on Blindness
Documentary
Overview
In the summer of 1983, just days before the birth of his first son, writer and theologian John Hull went blind. In order to make sense of the upheaval in his life, he began keeping a diary on audio cassette.
Top Cast
John Hull
John Hull
Narrator
John Hull
Narrator


Marilyn Hull
Marilyn Hull
Narrator
Marilyn Hull
Narrator
Rafe Beckley
Rafe Beckley
John Hull
Rafe Beckley
John Hull
Celia Henebury
Celia Henebury
Marilyn Hull
Celia Henebury
Marilyn Hull
Stanley Pemberton-Warbrick
Stanley Pemberton-Warbrick
Thomas
Stanley Pemberton-Warbrick
Thomas
Lorelei Winterfrost
Lorelei Winterfrost
Lizzie
Lorelei Winterfrost
Lizzie
Anoushska Bruce
Anoushska Bruce
Young Imogen
Anoushska Bruce
Young Imogen
Jasmine Andrews
Jasmine Andrews
Young Thomas
Jasmine Andrews
Young Thomas
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