a pinprick of light

directed by kasra karimi, the 13-minute film is inspired by the story of john m. hull, a university professor who started to lose his sight in the early 1980s. he began to record his journey towards complete blindness onto tapes, which would later become the basis for the critically acclaimed book 'touching the rock: an experience of blindness'.

the film explores how John’s relationships to the things he loves changes as his access to them fades.

what does one see when sight is lost? how do you cope with being seen but not being able to look back? as john struggles to recall his wife rosalind’s face, could a dream keep that vision alive?

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Awards and Screenings

Festival de Cannes 2018
Court Métrage - Short Film Corner

LA Shorts International Film Festival
Official Selection

The 2018 euro shorts international
WINNER: Best Drama

Mid Tenn Film Festival
WINNER: Best Short Film

The Overcome Film Festival
WINNER: Best Cinematography

Queen Palm International Film Festival
WINNER: Best Short Film

Regina International Film Festival & Awards (RIFFA)
Official Selection

New Renaissance Film Festival
Recognition of Excellence (Honourable Mention)

Southampton International Film Festival
Official Selection

Bristol Independent Film Festival
WINNER: Best Short Film

Kansas International Film Festival
Official Selection

Short Sounds Film Festival
Official Selection

Paragon Film Festival
Official Selection

iFilm Festival
WINNER: Best Director

South West Film Festival
Official Selection

Cinema Touching Disability
Finalist

Film festival -Seize the Film- Films About Disability
Finalist

Twin Tiers International Film Festival
Official Selection

Watford Short Film Festival
Official Selection

CKF International Film Festival
WINNER: Best of March 2018

Auckland International Film Festival
Official Selection

Gold Movie Awards Goddess Nike
Finalist

Los Angeles CineFest
Semi-Finalist

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