Blink (2024 American film)
{{short description|2024 American documentary film}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Blink
| image = Blink 2024 American poster.jpeg
| alt =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = {{Plainlist|
- Edmund Stenson
- Daniel Roher
}}
| producer = {{Plainlist|
- Melanie Miller
- Diane Becker
}}
| writer =
| starring =
| music = Tamar-kali
| cinematography = Jean-Sébastien Francoeur
| editing = {{Plainlist|
- Ryan Mullins
- Miranda Yousef
}}
| production_companies = {{Plainlist|
- National Geographic Documentary Films
- Fishbowl Films
- MRC
- Eyesteel Film
}}
| distributor = National Geographic Documentary Films (Worldwide)
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (United States and Canada){{efn|name=Disney|Distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures through the Walt Disney Pictures banner.}}
| released = {{Film date|2024|8|30|Telluride|2024|10|4}}
| runtime = 84 minutes{{cite web|url=https://telluridecms-production.s3.amazonaws.com/assets/pdfs/51st-TFF-program-guide-FINAL.pdf|title=Blink|website=Telluride Film Festival|access-date=August 31, 2024}}
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Blink is a 2024 American documentary film directed by Edmund Stenson and Daniel Roher. It follows a Canadian family who journey around the world prior to their children losing their vision to a rare genetic disorder, in order to experience the world's beauty while they still can.
Produced by National Geographic Documentary Films, it had its world premiere at the 51st Telluride Film Festival on August 30, 2024, and was released on October 4, 2024, by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.{{efn|name=Disney}}
Plot
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The film follows a family that embarks on a journey around the world after learning that their children have been diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder that will eventually cause vision loss. Aware that their children’s ability to see is limited by time, the parents take them on a global adventure to experience the beauty of different landscapes, cultures, and sights before their vision deteriorates.
Production
Edmund Stenson and Daniel Roher co-directed the film, with Stenson primarily involved in the production of the film, due to Roher's commitments to Navalny and the birth of his child.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/08/blink-national-geographic-telluride-film-festival-documentary-directors-daniel-roher-edmund-stenson-interview-1236071983/|title=Their Kids Are Going Blind, So Adventurous Parents Took Them On A Journey Around the World: Remarkable 'Blink' To Premiere At Telluride|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Matthew|last=Carey|date=August 29, 2024|access-date=August 31, 2024}}
In September 2023, it was announced Stenson and Roher would direct the film, with National Geographic Documentary Films, MRC and Fishbowl Films set to produce.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2023/09/navalny-team-national-geographic-documentary-blink-of-an-eye-1235534177/|title='Navalny' Team And National Geographic Launch Documentary Project On Pelletier Family, Who Went On World Tour After Their Kids Faced Oncoming Blindness|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Matthew|last=Carey|date=September 1, 2023|access-date=August 31, 2024}}
Release
It had its world premiere at the 51st Telluride Film Festival on August 30, 2024.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2024/film/awards/telluride-festival-lineup-2024-saoirse-ronan-1236118451/|title=Telluride Festival Lineup Includes 'Nickel Boys,' 'The Piano Lesson' and 'Saturday Night' With Tributes for Jacques Audiard and Saoirse Ronan|website=Variety|first=Clayton|last=Davis|date=August 29, 2024|access-date=August 31, 2024}} It also screened at the Camden International Film Festival on September 15, 2024.{{cite web|url=https://pointsnorthinstitute.org/films/blink/?parent=/ciff/ciff-2024-film-browser/?film_types=%5B%22Feature%22%5D|title=Blink|website=Camden International Film Festival|access-date=August 31, 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/camden-film-festival-2024-lineup-political-documentaries-1236109247/|title=Camden International Film Festival Unveils Politically Packed 2024 Lineup (EXCLUSIVE)|website=Variety|first=Addie|last=Morfoot|date=August 19, 2024|access-date=August 31, 2024}} It was released on October 4, 2024.{{cite web|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240829388949/en/National-Geographic-Documentary-Films-Dates-Domestic-Theatrical-Release-for-BLINK-Follow-Up-Feature-From-the-Academy-Award-winning-Team-Behind-NAVALNY-Debuts-Trailer-and-Key-Art|title=National Geographic Documentary Films Dates Domestic Theatrical Release for BLINK, Follow Up Feature From the Academy Award-winning Team Behind NAVALNY, Debuts Trailer and Key Art|website=BusinessWire|date=October 4, 2024|access-date=August 31, 2024|archive-date=August 30, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240830010024/https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240829388949/en/National-Geographic-Documentary-Films-Dates-Domestic-Theatrical-Release-for-BLINK-Follow-Up-Feature-From-the-Academy-Award-winning-Team-Behind-NAVALNY-Debuts-Trailer-and-Key-Art|url-status=live}} The film will be released in the United Kingdom by Dogwoof, as with other National Geographic films.{{cite web | url=https://releasing.dogwoof.com/blink | title=Blink }}
Reception
{{Rotten Tomatoes prose|87|6.9|31|An extraordinary adventure tinged with heartbreak, Blink turns the travelogue format into a moving testament to family.|ref=yes|access-date=28 December 2024}} {{Metacritic film prose|69|nine|ref=yes|access-date=8 December 2024}}
Notes
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References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://films.nationalgeographic.com/blink}}
- {{IMDB title|29259074}}
{{National Geographic Documentary Films}}
Category:2024 documentary films
Category:American documentary films
Category:Documentary films about blind people
Category:Films directed by Daniel Roher
Category:National Geographic Society films