'' Blaze '' is a 2018 American biographical drama film directed by Ethan Hawke based on the life of country musician Blaze Foley . The screenplay by Hawke and Sybil Rosen was adapted from the memoir '' Living in the Woods in a Tree : Remembering Blaze '' by Rosen . It stars musician Ben Dickey as Foley . The film premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival and was released in the United States on August 17 , 2018 , by IFC Films
2018 Sundance Film Festival
2018 Sundance Film Festival
Blaze (2018 film)