Blaze (2018)
Blaze Foley was the untold songwriting genius of Texas’ outlaw music scene that produced the likes Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson and others. This film alternates between three periods in time and weaves together reimagined versions Blaze’s present, future, and past. These strands focus on Blaze’s love affair with Sybil Rosen, his final dark night on Earth, as well as the effects of his music and death on his friends and fans. This storyline is woven together in bittersweet fashion. It acknowledges Blaze’s deep highs and lows as well as his lasting impressions on those who were part of it. –Michiel Hanswijk
Director: Ethan Hawke
Actors: Alia Shawkat, Ben Dickey, Charlie Sexton, Jenn Lyon, Josh Hamilton, Lloyd Teddy Johnson Jr., Wyatt Russell
Country: United States