The Writer with No Hands
| The Writer with No Hands | |
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Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | William Westaway |
| Starring |
Claudia Christian John Irvin David L. Robb Haskell Wexler Wendy Oates |
| Music by | Andy Nunn; Ian Kellett |
Production company |
Bus Fare Films Halo Media (artwork design) |
Release dates | 2014 (Hot Docs - Toronto) |
The Writer with No Hands is a 2014 documentary feature film and accompanying book which follows a British academic as he attempts to prove that Hollywood screenwriter Gary Devore was the victim of a CIA-orchestrated forced disappearance in 1997.[1]
Film
The documentary premiered at Hot Docs in April 2014 and won the Tablet of Honor at the 2014 Ammar Popular Film Festival.[2] It scored 7.2 out of ten from 146 votes on IMDB and consensus held that the mystery elements of the film were "compelling" and "intriguing". D Magazine included the film in its top ten at the Dallas Videofest.[3]
More contentious was the way the story was told, with some publications calling its unconventional approach "as beguiling as the mystery it is trying to solve", and others calling it a "sour" and "dubious" product "that borders on unethical" [4] Cinestyle summarised: "I wouldn’t want to be [director] Westaway’s friend (or enemy!)... This documentary is riveting".[5]
Book
In 2016, an eponymous book by Matthew Alford, the film's presenter, was published April 1st on Amazon Print on demand and Kindle.
References
- ↑ "Review: Pretty Clever Films, 16th April 2014".
- ↑ http://en.ammarfilm.ir/news.php?id=43 Winners Announced
- ↑ D-Magazine, 10 Films You Should See at This Year’s Dallas Video Festival, 8 October, http://frontrow.dmagazine.com/2014/10/10-films-you-should-see-at-this-years-dallas-video-festival/
- ↑ Brown, Phil (April 21, 2014). "Hot Docs 2014: The Writer with No Hands Review". Dork Shelf. Archived from the original on April 27, 2014.
- ↑ Review: Cinestyle: http://www.cineinstyle.com/?tag=gary-devore