Master of Light

Name: Master of Light
Genre: Family, Documentary
Released: November 16, 2022
Duration: 83 min
Rating: 81
Cast: George Anthony Morton

2022

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HBO Documentary Films | Release Date (Streaming): November 16, 2022 | Not Rated

Starring: George Anthony Morton

Summary: George Anthony Morton, a classical painter who spent ten years in federal prison travels to his hometown to paint his family members. Going back forces George to face his past in his quest to rewrite the script of his life.

Director: Rosa Boesten

Genre(s): Family, Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 83 min

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IndieWire Robert Daniels

Mar 17, 2022

Master of Light is a gentle and graceful film defined by the capriciousness of sight. Read full review

Lisa Kennedy

Mar 17, 2022

The light here emanates from Morton. His curiosity about art, about his place in the world after his incarceration, makes visible the darkness he’s experienced. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Matt Fagerholm

Nov 16, 2022

Boesten’s picture leaves viewers contemplating all that they have been unwilling to forgive, and all that could be achieved once that baggage has been thrust from their shoulders. Read full review

John DeFore

Mar 17, 2022

Much is left unsaid in the beautifully shot doc, which will leave inquisitive viewers wanting many more specifics on both the family front and the artistic one. But sacrificing such detail allows Boesten to develop a more intimate emotional portrait of Morton, a subject whose thoughtful self-invention is affecting practically from the first scene. Read full review

Noel Murray

Nov 18, 2022

The lingering trauma of Morton’s upbringing is an ongoing challenge for him, even with all of his success; and this quietly moving movie examines how the right opportunities or the wrong expectations can make all the difference in who a person becomes. Read full review

Ben Kenigsberg

Nov 17, 2022

The thesis of the movie — that art can be restorative and help overcome cyclical, systemic failures — might seem trite. But Morton’s devotion to his painting and his loved ones makes it difficult not to be moved. Read full review

Tara Judah

Nov 17, 2022

More than just another personal story of adversity overcome, Boesten’s film paints a rich, complex portrait of Black American life. Read full review

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alanpotter17

Dec 17, 2022

Apesar da curta duração, o filme consegue ser maçante, e não entrega aquilo que é essencial em uma biografia de artistas: o porque de tanto talento.
No entanto, é sentimental na medida certa, com uma trilha que não incomoda e com uma edição que acerta ao focar no lado familiar (embora euApesar da curta duração, o filme consegue ser maçante, e não entrega aquilo que é essencial em uma biografia de artistas: o porque de tanto talento.
No entanto, é sentimental na medida certa, com uma trilha que não incomoda e com uma edição que acerta ao focar no lado familiar (embora eu quisesse ver mais do artista do que do filho). Deste modo, é um filme sobre a redenção pela arte. Isso diminui um pouco o potencial do artista enquanto tal, paradoxalmente, eleva o poder da arte para transformação de vidas.… Expand

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