Film Industry: Blinded By The Light case study
Read the following interviews and features on Blinded By The Light : Writer Sarfraz Manzoor on the story behind the film - Guardian Manzoor again on the promotion of the film and audience reaction Variety feature on the best films from the 2019 Sundance Film Festival 1) What is the story behind the production of the film? Blinded by the Light is an adaptation of the autobiographical book by Safraz Manoor, Greetings from Bury Park, (2007) which retells his experiences as a young British Pakistani growing up in the United Kingdom, his conflicted relationship with his Muslim father and his obsession with Bruce Springsteen, a white musician back in the 80s. Sarfraz Manzoor was beginning sixth form where he met Amolak who introduced him to Bruce Springsteen. This changed his life as it inspired him to follow his dreams and become a writer. 2) What was the audience reaction to the film? Audiences found personal connections to the story. So many people have responded with empathy to c