As Slow as Possible

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As Slow as Possible
Canada, 2008, 61 Minute Running Time
Additional Countries: Germany
US Premiere
Topics: Dance/Music, Documentary
Program: True Stories
Language: English

At the age of 18, Ryan Knighton was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa and informed that he would slowly go blind. Fifteen years later, with only one percent of his vision remaining, Ryan travels to Germany in search of the John Cage organ — an instrument designed to play a composition lasting 639 years.

DIRECTOR: Scott Smith
Producer: Robin Cass, Avi Federgreen, Scott Smith
Editor: Jeremiah L. Munce, Scott Smith
Cinematographer: Scott Smith
Music: John Korsrud
Principal Cast: With: Ryan Knighton
Filmography: Falling Angels (2003), Rollercoaster (1999)
Print Source: Films Transit International Inc.

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