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Excited about our Emmy Nomination!

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...

Jul 19th

Jul 27th

"EYES OF ME transcends blindness..." →

May 18th

Download EYES to rent or own at Amazon.com - you... →

May 7th

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Apr 19th

Download TEOM to RENT or OWN at Amazon.com! →

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Apr 16th

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Apr 15th

Apr 14th

The Eyes of Me →

mirthandwonder: 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....

Mar 3rd

“The best documentary of 2009”

– -Stephen Becker, KERA Art & Seek http://www.kera.org/blogs/culture/2010/03/02/tuesday-morning-roundup-62/

Mar 2nd

THE EYES OF ME - New York Times TV Highlight for... →

Mar 2nd

An interview with Keith Maitland about the making...

http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/eyes-of-me/makingof.html

Mar 1st

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Feb 28th

Congrats!

Conratulations to our good friend Joseph Aguirre! His doc NEXT YEAR COUNTRY premiered at the Big Sky Documentary Festival to rave reviews and the Big Sky Award! Can’t wait to see the finished film…

Feb 26th

Feb 25th

EYES at the MANHATTAN INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL...

Community Cinema presents THE EYES OF ME in Chelsea as a part of the Manhattan Independent Film Festival tonite! We won’t be in attendance but hope that you will be…

Feb 24th

EYES in Houston Tonite! →

Feb 16th

Great feedback from two of our Community Cinema... →

Feb 15th

Free Screening at Indiana State University - this... →

Feb 14th

Free Screenings in Queens, NY - Tonite & Next...

Friday, February 12, 2010 Friday, February 19, 2010 6:30 p.m.–8:00 p.m. The Queens Arts, Culture and Fun Series. This month’s film in this series is The Eyes of Me by Keith Maitland. How do you see yourself, when you can’t see at all? At the Texas school for the Blind students juggle all the usual pressures of high school along with the added struggles of growing up blind. Spend...

Feb 12th

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Feb 9th

Telegraph21 featuring EYES on their new web video... →

Feb 8th

“9.9 out of 10 STARS”

– Thanks IMDB! http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0883409/

Feb 8th

Super Bowl Sunday

Well, New Orleans has been very good to THE EYES OF ME with a slot at the New Orleans Film Festival, a screening at Zeitgeist Multidisciplinary Arts Center, and a Community Cinema screening coming up too… we’ve met members of the N.O. NFB and the Lighthouse in N.O. Plus, the New Orleans Photo Alliance hosted Sarah Wilson’s beautiful BLIND PROM photo project in their gallery for...

Feb 7th

Free Screening Sunday in Pueblo, CO - pass it on. →

Feb 5th

COMMUNITY CINEMA SCREENINGS

This evening we’ve got two Community Cinema screenings in Eureka, California and in Colorado Springs. There are screenings booked for: Tucson, AZ Eureka, Hayward, Los Angeles, Oakland, San Diego & San Francisco, CA Colorado Springs, Grand Junction, Pueblo & Steamboat Springs, CO Washington DC Miami, FLA Boise, Caldwell & Pocatello, ID Chicago, IL Evansville & Indianapolis,...

Feb 4th

“In The Eyes of Me, Director/editor Maitland takes a cinematic approach to...”

– Debbie Cerda - Slackerwood - http://www.slackerwood.com/node/1055

Feb 4th

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Independent Lens! →

“The greatest showcase of independent film on TV today” - Kansas City Star Hosted by the Oscar nominated Maggie Gyllenhaal.

Feb 4th

Watch

SNEAK PEEK: Check out this excerpt from the film - Denise’s Animation. Music: Pues written by Martin Crane, Performed by Brazos. Animation by Austin’s own Jason Archer & Paul Beck. Additional animation by Gary Walker.

Feb 4th

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