Product Description
Uncommon Vision examines the remarkable life of a son of the American South who became a citizen of the world and stirred the conscience of a nation. John Howard Griffin is best known as the white man who disguised himself as a black man and then traveled through the heart of the Jim Crow South in 1959. From his experiences he wrote Black Like Me a groundbreaking best-seller that today stands as a testament to Griffin's moral commitment and a document of one of the most extraordinary literary events of the Civil Rights era. Uncommin Vision focuses on Griffin's social activism but also examines how a spiritual commitment led him from a segregated childhood in Fort Worth to fighting with the French Resistance, sustained him during 10 years of blindness and inspired him during a prolific creative life as a writer/photographer.
Review
Morgan Atkinson is to be congratulated for producing this hour-long documentary on the life and times of John Howard Griffin with the appropriate title Uncommon Vision... This is a fascinating account of an extraordinary man of our time, who is also a witness to hope for our hauntingly beautiful but troubled world. ''Uncommon Vision' is highly recommended to the legions of contemplatives in action among us. Br. Patrick Hart, O.S.C.O., last secretary to Thomas Merton --Abbey of Gethsemani
Apart from his book Black Like Me it s author, John Howard Griffin, is almost forgotten and little is known about his life before or after the days and weeks recalled in that memoir. In his film of Griffin s life, Uncommon Vision, Morgan Atkinson dynamically tells that story, filling in the blanks about a most extraordinary and diverse life that has largely remained hidden. This is a passionate film about a passionate man. Dr. Paul Pearson, Executive Director, Thomas Merton Center --Bellarmine University
About the Director
Morgan Atkinson is based in Louisville, KY. He is a regular contributor to PBS broadcasting. His most recent work was Soul Searching: The Journey of Thomas Merton.
- Package Dimensions : 7.48 x 5.35 x 0.63 inches; 2.88 ounces
- Director : Morgan Atkinson
- Media Format : NTSC
- Run time : 57 minutes
- Release date : September 23, 2010
- Actors : Pete Hurst
- Studio : Duckworks, Inc
- Number of discs : 1
