The Eyes of Me is an independent documentary film that follows four blind teens, students at the Texas School for the Blind, over the course of one dynamic year.
How do you see yourself, when you can't see at all?
That’s right, THE EYES OF ME was nominated for an Emmy earlier today in the category of Best Graphics & Art Direction… Specifically, Gary Walker (Visual Effects), Jason Archer, paul Beck & Ryan Hennessee (Animators) and Keith Maitland (Director) were recognized for creating the distinctive visual elements that helped EYES stand out from most standard docs. More so, we’re excited because these Graphics and Art Direction choices weren’t simply aesthetic decisions to create an interesting visual landscape for the film, they were aesthetic choices made to address the very themes within the film - All of the integrated texts, floating braille elements and rotoscoped animated segments served to remind the viewer to be cognizant of their own sight (and what a loss of that sight would represent).
This is a big and exciting step forward for a project that has continued to meet its audience head-on long after the film fests and TV broadcasts ended… We are excited.
Emmy’s are awarded on September 26th in NYC - keep your fingers crossed for us.
Tonight on PBS from the Independent Lens series is The Eyes of Me, which follows four students over the course of one year at the Texas School for the Blind as they navigate adolescence and the challenges of living in a sighted world. Forced to confront the world without sight, these four teenagers impart their thoughts, perceptions, and inner visions of the outer world. Ultimately, they reveal, you cannot understand their perceptions without challenging your own.
Click the picture of Isaac and his horses to catch up on what’s been going on with our Community Cinema screenings… It’s been a busy month to say the least.
