The Weight of Water

Name: The Weight of Water
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2018-11-03

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The Weight of Water

2018

1h 19m

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A blind man must weigh his fear of drowning in white-water rapids against his desire to be free from a prison of darkness.

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

A film that does just about everything right and almost nothing wrong on the way to telling a story that is involving, engaging, and incredibly entertaining.

Rated: 3.5/4.0

Sep 26, 2020

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Robert Horton

The Crop Duster

Plunges us right into the experience. But for all the visceral thrills of that kind of adventure moviemaking, the film's best aspect is one of the oldest in cinema: the close-up.

Rated: 3/4

Oct 4, 2019

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Alan French

AwardsCircuit.com

The struggle to stay above the water can be harrowing. Brown and Masser capture the beauty of the journey and emotional stakes of Erik's journey.

Rated: 3/4

Mar 5, 2019

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Synopsis

A blind man must weigh his fear of drowning in white-water rapids against his desire to be free from a prison of darkness.

Director: Michael Brown
Producer: Michael Brown
Screenwriter: Michael Brown, Vickie Curtis, Roxanne Harbitter, Buddy Levy, Aubry Hollingshead
Production Co: Serac Adventure Films
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 11, 2019
Runtime: 1h 19m

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