Toronto

Seeing the film opened my eyes to the heart of darkness and the golden light that exists sometimes at odds w/each, and sometime combining to create an entirely new possibility; Daniel Biholar; and Dan does not disappoint, shining brightly, searing through the darkness that defined Dark One so very much in those early years.. Mr. Darryl Miller expressed this ride to and from Hell so very well.

10/10
dbiholar@ - first review
5.12.2011 - age: 26-35

You don't know it yet but Darryl Miller is a master film maker. Dark One is a trip that grabs a hold of you and first strips you of reality then tosses you to the demons lurking just on the other side of drugs and booze. For those experienced this is a ride through it with road signs to the freaky bits. For the rest of you, talk with your psychologist and bring a hand to hold on to. Bravo Darryl!

9/10
the_guinness@ - first review
10.1.2008 - age: 36-49 - One reply

MAGNIFICENT! Darryl documents Dan's journey with such honesty that he manages to capture both sides of drug addiction; the junkies side and the observers side, without forgetting to show Dan's spiritual and intellectual aspects. My impression of Dan after watching the film, is that Dan is an intellect, and by way of his own spiritual experiences, has developed a keen, intellectual, even theosophical intuition for his own spiritual nature and for the metaphysical nature of his life and environment. Darryl remembers to document this aspect of Dan, and also seems to see the value in; and the importance of Dan's creative outlet of poetry and visual art. Many documentaries on drug abuse or on drug users tend to ignore these Human aspects of the junkie; turning he or she into an object of curiosity only; something to be viewed by 'the rest of us' at a safe distance. In this film Dan is all of us and none of us. He is a human like the rest of us and a soul like no one else. The film is the most fantastic painting of moving images and color I have ever seen. In my eyes and ears it is an Art piece before it is a documentary and its showing should not be limited to just documentary festivals. Anyone who appreciates the visual arts will find this film entrancing and a real piece of eye-candy. I also loved the sounds and music. BRAVO!" [...]

10/10
j.t.frederick@ - first review
8.10.2007 - age: 36-49 - One reply

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