Vision Portraits (2019)
Four artists impacted by blindness. Four different paths to the imagination.
Genre : Documentary
Runtime : 1H 18M
Director : Rodney Evans
Synopsis
Filmmaker Rodney Evans embarks on a scientific and artistic journey, questioning how his loss of vision might impact his creative future. Through illuminating portraits of three artists: a photographer (John Dugdale), a dancer (Kayla Hamilton), and a writer (Ryan Knighton), the film looks at the ways each artist was affected by the loss of their vision and the ways in which their creative process has changed or adapted.
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