Notes on Blindness: Into Darkness

Notes on Blindness: Into Darkness

John Hull

UK | 2017 | 7 min | Interactive

Credits:

Director: Arnaud Colinart, Amaury La Burthe, Peter Middleton, James Spinney

Production: Arnaud Colinart for Ex Nihilo

Co-production: Archer’s Mark

Executive Producer: Amaury La Burthe for AudioGaming

Sound Design: Florent Dumas, Thomas Couchard

Music: Thomas Couchard, James Ewers, Mike Murray, Michel Andrieu

Narrator: John Hull

Synopsys:

Notes on Blindness: Into Darkness is an immersive virtual reality project based on writer and theologian John Hull’s sensory and psychological experience of blindness. In 1983, after going completely blind, Hull recorded over sixteen hours of audio diaries across three years, reflecting on loss, rebirth, and his inner world. These original recordings form the foundation of a six-part interactive documentary that combines virtual reality, gameplay elements, binaural audio, and real-time 3D animation to immerse viewers in Hull’s cognitive and emotional journey.

Festivals and Awards:

SXSW Innovation AR/VR (United States) – 2017
Tribeca Storyscapes Award (United States) – 2016