God's Ears

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God's Ears is a 2008 film from Grizzly Peak Films. It is a digitally-shot (Sony F900) [1] independent drama, with the full name listed as From your lips to God's Ears [2] , which has led to several awards for the actors and one nomination (Japan's Skip City) for the film. [3]

The story is about an autistic boxer (Michael Worth) who falls in love with an exotic dancer (Margot Farley). The two share an uncommon bond, which forces them to break their personal walls or lose each other and themselves in the process. The film is less about boxing than about the parallels between autism and the sport of boxing [1] .

The film was written and directed by, and also stars American actor/screenwriter/director Michael Worth. It was his first directorial effort of a feature film, he has also directed the drama Fort McCoy . [1] God's Ears also stars John Saxon, Tim Thomerson, Mitzi Kapture and Karen Kim. The film introduces Worth's real life grandmother Lois Stewart in her first acting role.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 https://www.moviemaker.com/articles-festivals/gods-ears-michael-worth-20090706/
  2. https://www.monarchhomeent.com/m/173-God_s_Ears Retrieved December 17, 2018
  3. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0822811/awards?ref_=tt_awd Retrieved December 17, 2018