Thomas Martin
The Absence Sonata
Producer
Tracey Schoffield
Production Company Rainmark Films/Irish Film Board
Original film in development with Rainmark Films. Exploring the grey area between illness and genius, The Absence Sonata is a psychological thriller about a gifted musician who displays symptoms of epilepsy and synesthesia. Treated with groundbreaking techniques by a maverick neurologist, the symptoms subside but not without a price as his genius is castinto doubt and his mental health spirals out of control.
Recipient of the Sundance Institute's Alfred P. Sloan grant which funds
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The Absence Sonata
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