“Vision Portraits consistently fascinates the mind and activates the senses; it's never dull. The final frame fades not to black— as blindness is often mistakenly associated with darkness—but instead to white. We are left with a sense of lightness, possibility and, yes, vision.”
— Beandrea July,
“Vision Portraits is the rare kind of film that you’ve always hoped to see, heralding back to the earliest use of montage in cinema in the 1920s and evoking a fresh sense of experimental, artistic filmmaking.”
— Sian Francis Cox,
“Vision Portraits educates its audience while taking them on an emotional roller coaster with brave, engaging artists.”
— Bobby LePire,
ABOUT THE FILM
LONG SYNOPSIS
VISION PORTRAITS is the personal story of filmmaker Rodney Evans (Brother To Brother, The Happy Sad) as he 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, a dancer and a writer, 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.
Writer & Director Rodney Evans
Producers Rodney Evans, Rob Wunder
Executive Producer Joseph Lovett
Editors Hannah Buck, Rodney Evans
Cinematographers Kjerstin Rossi, Mark Tumas
Sound Abigail Savage
Cast Rodney Evans, John Dugdale, Kayla Hamilton, Ryan Knighton, Anton Federov
FESTIVALS
2019: SXSW (World Premiere)
AWARDS
Outstanding Documentary Jury Award (Frameline43)
AVAILABLE TERRITORIES
The World
EXHIBITION FORMATS
DCP, Blu-Ray
PRESS KIT
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