The Writer with No Hands
| The Writer with No Hands | |
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| 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 Film |
Release date | 2014 (Hot Docs - Toronto) |
The Writer with No Hands is a documentary feature film, which follows a British academic as he sets out to prove that the death of Hollywood screenwriter Gary Devore was the result of a US government conspiracy.[1] The documentary premiered at Hot Docs in April 2014 but a commercial release was still not apparent as late as November 2016.
Book
In 2016, a book by Alford was published on Amazon Print on demand and Kindle.
Reception
The Writer with No Hands won the Tablet of Honor at the 2014 Ammar Popular Film Festival.[2] 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 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 said: "I wouldn’t want to be [director] Westaway’s friend (or enemy!)... This documentary is riveting".[5]
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 (21 April 2014). "Hot Docs 2014: The Writer with No Hands Review". Dork Shelf. Archived from the original on 27 April 2014.
- ^ Review: Cinestyle http://www.cineinstyle.com/?tag=gary-devore
