“Blind Ambition” is a new documentary that tracks the story of a quartet of Zimbabweans who come together to create the first Zimbabwe national team to compete in the World Blind Wine Tasting Championships. The competition, by the way, is considered the Olympics of wine tasting.
The documentary is about the wine, though it also follows the journey to South Africa for these men. They each separately left Zimbabwe, became sommeliers and are now immersed in this wine world.
The film had its World Premiere as part of this year’s Tribeca Film Festival in the Documentary Competition section. I was able to speak with directors Warwick Ross and Robert Coe about their film.
In the conversation, we talk about the director’s interest in telling this story. They also touch on wanting to see the team win, the coaching of the team, and the obstacles with Team Zimbabwe getting to France for the competition.
We also talk about the wine tasting itself and the “magic” of knowing the country of a wine. I also learned that I can’t say the name Warwick. There’s more in this conversation, and you can watch it directly above on YouTube.
“Blind Ambition” premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on June 10, and for ticket holders, it is available to watch on Tribeca at Home through June 22.
