Blaze

Panorama

"the best music biopic of the year"

Rolling Stone
  • Archive - Festival 34
  • Director: Ethan Hawke
  • USA 2018
  • 127 minutes
  • English
  • Subtitles in Hebrew

Blaze Foley was one of those raw musical talents that absolutely refused stardom and reveled in obscurity. Ethan Hawke's biopic Blaze, based on Foley's former wife and accomplished playwright Sybil Rosen's memoir, is a touching ode to the tragically mysterious country-blues artist.

Celebrated actor Ethan Hawke steps behind the camera for an unorthodox dramatization of the remarkable life of singer-songwriter Blaze Foley. Singer/Songwriter Benjamin Dickey, in his first cinematic appearance, won a Special Jury Prize for Acting in Sundance this year.


  • Director Ethan Hawke
  • Production Jake Seal, John Sloss, Ryan Hawke, Ethan Hawke
  • Script Ethan Hawke, Sybil Rosen
  • Cinematography Steve Cosens
  • Editing Jason Gourson
  • Festivals Sundance (Special Jury Prize), SXSW, Locarno
  • Actors Benjamin Dickey, Alia Shawkat, Josh Hamilton, Charlie Sexton
  • Source The Exchange, Los Angeles