{"id":153186,"date":"2021-06-17T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-17T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/?p=153186"},"modified":"2021-06-17T13:01:55","modified_gmt":"2021-06-17T17:01:55","slug":"tribeca-2021-blind-ambition-film-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/tribeca-2021-blind-ambition-film-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Tribeca 2021: \u2018Blind Ambition\u2019 Film Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/tribecafilm.com\/films\/blind-ambition-2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Blind Ambition<\/a>\u2019 debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival in the Documentary Competition.&nbsp; Our Tribeca 2021: \u2018Blind Ambition\u2019 film review is below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018Blind Ambition\u2019 follows four Zimbabwean men, Joseph Dhafana, Marlvin Geese, Tinashe Nyamudoka, and Pardon Taguzu, as they separately leave their native country in pursuit of greener pastures in South Africa. Their journeys lead them to the South African restaurant industry, where their newly discovered interest in wine bring them together to form the first Zimbabwean team of elite, competitive sommeliers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 1 1'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/BLIND-AMBITION_SCOTT_MUNRO_MARTIN_MCGRATH_2-1024x660.jpeg\" alt=\"Tribeca 2021: \u2018Blind Ambition\u2019 Film Review\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-153191\" \/><figcaption>Featured in the photo are the Zimbabwean team -Joseph Dhafana, Pardon Taguzu, Tinashe Nyamudoka, and Marlvin Gwese.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The documentary, directed by Rob Coe and Warwick Ross, illustrates the courage and confidence it takes to have a non-linear journey to The World Wide Blind Tasting Championships\u2014the most important competition in the wine tasting world. The sommeliers did not know each other before arriving in South Africa. They formed Team Zimbabwe, a fantastic feat for having never tasted wine in their home countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cWhenever we pitched this story, Warwick and I sort of pitched it as the \u2018Cool Runnings\u2019 of the wine world.\u201d <\/p><cite>&#8211; Director Rob Coe, Tribeca Q&amp;A<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Through their stories we are introduced to their supportive families and their motivations. As the viewer you develop a sense of pride for not only the team, but their ability to break barriers and change perceptions, while simultaneously being fueled by their humble beginnings as respected sommeliers in the competitive wine industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wine is a backdrop to \u2018Blind Ambition\u2019. The story is much more about perseverance, and empowering one\u2019s self to accomplish anything you put your mind to.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s a particularly gripping film as we gradually roll out of the pandemic, as its principle message is about hard work, faith, and dedication. You\u2019ll feel a sense of renewed purpose. And as a documentary, it keeps itself honest and doesn\u2019t attempt to wrap everything up in a neat bow. Team Zimbabwe is easy to root for, but their journey won\u2019t be easy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 1 1'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Tribeca_Blind-Ambition_1_1080p-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Tribeca 2021: \u2018Blind Ambition\u2019 Film Review\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-153190\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This is by far one of the more outstanding documentaries Tribeca 2021 has to offer, with Ross and Coe doing a fine job of capturing highs, lows, and important life lessons.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>English, Shona<\/em> (<em>with subtitles<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DIRECTORS: Robert Coe, Warwick Ross&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SCREENWRITER: Warwick Ross, Robert Coe, Paul Murphy, Madeleine Ross&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PRODUCER: Warwick Ross, Robert Coe&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CINEMATOGRAPHER Scott Munro, Martin McGrath<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>EDITOR: Paul Murphy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u2018Blind Ambition\u2019 <\/strong>Synopsis<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Joseph, Tinashe, Marlvin and Pardon are part of a wave of Zimbabweans who left their economically-hit homeland for a better life elsewhere. After their perilous journeys they arrive in South Africa, eventually get jobs in restaurants, gain interest in the intricacies of wine, become sommeliers, meet and bond with one another, and are encouraged to form the first-ever Zimbabwe team to compete in The World Wine Blind Tasting Championships\u2014the Olympics of the wine world. Blind Ambition follows their ambitious path to their unlikely spot in this annual competition held in France and primarily made up of western European teams, where they must sample twelve different wines and guess the country, winery and vintage\u2014a challenge for any oenologist. Their sampling skills take them a long way, but it is their connection to their country, underscored by the comments and encouragement of parents, grandparents and children they left back home that provide the motivation and backbone. 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Their journeys lead them [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/tribeca-2021-blind-ambition-film-review\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":153191,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[145,21,143,17],"tags":[33877,33878,33879,33885,4420,33876,33816,3668,33883,10574],"reaction":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-153186","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-featured","8":"category-first-looks","9":"category-read","10":"category-reviews","11":"tag-joseph-dhafana","12":"tag-marlvin-geese","13":"tag-pardon-taguzu","14":"tag-sommeliers","15":"tag-south-africa","16":"tag-tinashe-nyamudoka","17":"tag-tribeca-2021-film-reviews","18":"tag-tribeca-film-festival","19":"tag-warwick-ross","20":"tag-zimbabwe"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the 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