Riz Ahmed as a drummer going deaf in Sound of Metal dir. by Darius Marder.
Darius Marder’s directorial debut “Sound of Metal,” now streaming on Amazon Prime, is in many regards a simple film. It stars Riz Ahmed (“The Night Of”), who plays Ruben Stone, a punk metal drummer who loses his hearing. The film’s low-budget production is a study in how quality filmmaking can be achieved with few resources.
Stone is a drummer in a two-person heavy metal band Blackgammon with lead-singer and guitarist Lou (Olivia Cooke). They are on tour in their silver-bullet Airstream motorhome, living a sober existence of early morning exercise, healthy breakfast shakes and nightly shows in different cities.
The Film Starring Riz Ahmed is Now Streaming on Amazon Prime Dec 31, 2020 By Mark Redfern Riz Ahmed
If you’ve seen the acclaimed new film
Sound of Metal you may have spotted a cameo from
Under the Radar, specifically our print magazine. The film is about Ruben Stone (played by Riz Ahmed), a drummer who is going deaf. He and his bandmate/girlfriend Lou (Olivia Cooke) are the fictional metal duo Blackgammon and they go on tour in an old airstream RV. Posted to the walls of the RV are various press clippings for the band, including a fake
Under the Radar cover with Blackgammon on it.
It took over a decade for filmmaker Darius Marder to make his feature directorial debut, through the highly acclaimed, Sound Of Metal. Marder feels it took so long because it is extremely difficult to make things in the United States.He also .
Deaf artists praise film Sound of Metal, but say better representation still needed
While Darius Marder s feature-length debut Sound of Metal has received acclaim for audiences, critics and even members of the world s deaf communities, three deaf artists who spoke with Day 6 say the film is an example of what more can still be done to ensure better representation both in front of and behind the camera.
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Sound of Metal is streaming on Amazon Prime Video. (Photo: Amazon Studios)
Sound of Metal, directed by debutant Darius Marder, tells the story of a drummer and former heroin addict Ruben Stone (Riz Ahmed) whose hearing is deteriorating, bringing about an abrupt end to his music career. Ruben’s girlfriend and bandmate Lou (Olivia Cooke) takes him to a place where deaf addicts live as part of a community.