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| IndieWireRobert DanielsMaster of Light is a gentle and graceful film defined by the capriciousness of sight. |
| Film ThreatSabina Dana PlasseBoesten’s ability to capture the natural beauty and intense emotions revolving around family, ghetto life, drug dealing, and its consequences is exceptional and unexpected. She transforms Master of Light from a straightforward biography of a great but somewhat unknown artist into a poignant documentary that offers something to everyone of any generation. |
| RogerEbert.comMatt FagerholmBoesten’s picture leaves viewers contemplating all that they have been unwilling to forgive, and all that could be achieved once that baggage has been thrust from their shoulders. |
| VarietyLisa KennedyThe light here emanates from Morton. His curiosity about art, about his place in the world after his incarceration, makes visible the darkness he’s experienced. |
| The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeMuch is left unsaid in the beautifully shot doc, which will leave inquisitive viewers wanting many more specifics on both the family front and the artistic one. But sacrificing such detail allows Boesten to develop a more intimate emotional portrait of Morton, a subject whose thoughtful self-invention is affecting practically from the first scene. |
| Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayThe lingering trauma of Morton’s upbringing is an ongoing challenge for him, even with all of his success; and this quietly moving movie examines how the right opportunities or the wrong expectations can make all the difference in who a person becomes. |
| The PlaylistLeslie Byron PittMorton’s paintings are beautifully stirring pieces. Gracefully composed with a true sense of the artist’s history behind them. Rosa Ruth Boesten’s film is an extension of this. A fitting and compassionate feature that reignites fierce feelings about the power of artistic expression. |
| The New York TimesBen KenigsbergThe thesis of the movie — that art can be restorative and help overcome cyclical, systemic failures — might seem trite. But Morton’s devotion to his painting and his loved ones makes it difficult not to be moved. |
| Wall Street JournalJohn AndersonMaster of Light is a film not just about art and redemption but a character sorting out his life, and what he truly believes about art. |
| Screen DailyTara JudahMore than just another personal story of adversity overcome, Boesten’s film paints a rich, complex portrait of Black American life. |
