{"id":37174,"date":"2024-05-27T17:20:39","date_gmt":"2024-05-28T00:20:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/behindthelensonline.net\/site\/?p=37174"},"modified":"2024-05-27T17:20:39","modified_gmt":"2024-05-28T00:20:39","slug":"director-andrew-hyatt-follows-his-vision-and-that-of-dr-ming-wang-with-sight-exclusive-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/behindthelensonline.net\/site\/interviews\/interview-exclusives\/director-andrew-hyatt-follows-his-vision-and-that-of-dr-ming-wang-with-sight-exclusive-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"Director ANDREW HYATT follows his vision and that of Dr. Ming Wang with SIGHT – Exclusive Interview"},"content":{"rendered":"

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An exclusive interview with director ANDREW HYATT discussing the emotional and inspiring SIGHT<\/strong><\/a> based on the true story of a man who never lost sight of his own vision.<\/p>\n

SYNOPSIS:\u00a0 SIGHT follows the true story of Dr. Ming Wang, a Chinese immigrant who defies all odds to become a world-renowned eye surgeon. Drawing upon the grit and determination he gained from a turbulent uprising in his youth, Dr. Wang sets out to restore the sight of a blind orphan.<\/em><\/p>\n

SIGHT is directed by ANDREW HYATT with script by John Duigan, Buzz McLaughlin, and Hyatt based on Dr. Ming Wang<\/a><\/strong>‘s autobiography From Darkness to Sight<\/strong><\/a>, and stars Terry Chen as Dr. Ming Wang along with Greg Kinnear as Wang’s best friend and medical partner Dr. Misha Bartnovsky, Fionnula Flanagan, Mia SwamiNathan, Jayden Zhang, Kiana Luo, and Ben Wang.<\/p>\n

SIGHT follows Dr. Wang’s journey “from darkness to light” as he survives the violence of a cultural revolution that shuttered colleges and universities across China followed by life in a forced labor camp before finally immigrating to the United States where he ultimately attended University of Maryland, obtaining a Ph.D in laser physics, as well as graduating magna cum laude<\/em> from Harvard Medical School and MIT as he worked to become perhaps the foremost laser eye surgeon in the world thanks to developing a technology using an amnionic membrane contact lens that restores sight.\u00a0 Wang donated the patent which has allowed eye surgeons from around the world to perform the sight-restoring surgery.\u00a0 Wang himself founded the Wang Vision Institute in Nashville, Tennessee and the philanthropic Wang Foundation<\/strong><\/a>, a non-profit charity that to date has helped patients from over 40 states in the U.S. and 50 countries with all sight restoration surgeries performed free-of-charge.<\/p>\n

As we discussed Dr. Wang and the making of SIGHT, Andrew and I were both amazed that not only had neither of us had heard of Dr. Wang before this film and in Andrew’s case, before the book made its way to him, but that no one had made a film about his amazing story.<\/p>\n

Digging into “the making of” SIGHT, it’s easy to hear that Andrew was deeply committed to telling this story in the most honest, caring, and compassionate way possible using all the tools in the cinematic toolbox to their best advantage.\u00a0 Very important to the film is not only the medical and humanitarian aspects but also the authenticity of the Asian American experience on film and the historical aspects and memories of a young boy that influenced who he became.\u00a0 Emphasizing the universal language of the human spirit and how the film transcends cultural boundaries, SIGHT inspires viewers to face their own trials and tribulations.<\/p>\n

Looking specifically at the filmmaking process with telling this story, Andrew discusses at length, among others:<\/p>\n