Documentary by Rodney Evans chronicling the creative paths of blind & visually impaired artists: John Dugdale, Kayla Hamilton, Ryan Knighton and himself
WATCH: @VisPortraitsDoc intimately shares the range of challenges that come with being Black, gay and visually impaired in the film industry. Tonight 8/7c on @americareframed, online and on the @PBS App. #PRIDEMonth#PRIDEStories https://t.co/SlARXkjRes
In @VisPortraitsDoc, 4 passionate artists with visual impairments impart new techniques and perspectives to their work in photography, writing, dance and film. Tune in tonight at 8/7c on @worldchannel or watch online here: https://t.co/662g2wZ9G9 @PBSSoCal@KVIEPBS
I'd like to thank the Academy....and every brilliant artist who collaborated with me over two decades of filmmaking. Without you I'm nothing. Deeply honored.
Portraying artists with varying levels of loss of sight, @VisPortraitsDoc emphasizes the significance of inclusion within creative fields. Watch online with or w/out Audio Description on @WORLDChannel https://t.co/vlBmFemrxa or catch the broadcast tmrw 6/29 @ 8/7c. #PRIDEstories
Happy Pride! America ReFramed: Vision Portraits is now available to stream on your smartTV or online at https://t.co/HS36P0ETuM, https://t.co/op9FdcT4NI, https://t.co/wfZ6UJK29z, and on all station-branded PBS platforms including the PBS app til 6/30!
Fifteen years later, Evans—confronting the deterioration of his sight due to a genetic condition—turned the camera on himself and three other blind/visually impaired artists in VISION PORTRAITS (2019), a profound philosophical rumination on what it means to truly see.
Filmmaker Rodney Evans explores the intersection of sexuality, race and ability as an active artist with a rare eye condition in @VisPortraitsDoc 7pm on @KQED@worldchannel and streaming online for free: https://t.co/662g2wHyhz
How can we all be part of the change for disability in the arts? In one hour, join us for a screening of @AmericaReFramed's @VisPortraitsDoc and a discussion with filmmaker Rodney Evans. Register to attend: https://t.co/JbT0wEPA4A
TONIGHT: Join @WORLDChannel in a #MoveToInclude Q&A with @VisPortraitsDoc director Rodney Evans. Stream the film: https://t.co/662g2wHyhz and Register below. https://t.co/AfJxt3INmF
Captions will be provided, and featured segments of the film will have audio description.
Join the filmmaker of @AmericaReFramed's @VisPortraitsDoc, Rodney Evans, for a conversation around artists with disabilities and the state of disability rights in the United States today. Register to attend Monday, July 27 @ 7/6c: https://t.co/JbT0wF7bta #MovetoInclude#ADA30
Along with the screening of Rodney Evans's Vision Portraits, join us for a free talk on July 25 at 6 pm with Evans, artist Kayla Hamilton, and disability rights activist Judith Heumann about filmic representations of people with disabilities. Register: https://t.co/THAPQfzU4g
"The film was really a confrontation with my own fear of vision loss & grappling with what would happen if my vision deteriorated." This #FilmmakerFriday, go Beyond the Lens with @rodnebevans of @AmericaReFramed's @VisPortraitsDoc. #ADA30 https://t.co/FzAwuUp69h
Kayla is a Bronx-based artist and recipient of the 2017 Dancing While Black Fellowship. She shares how her visual impairment influences her choreography in @VisPortraitsDoc, airing 7pm on @KQED@worldchannel#WORLDxPRIDE https://t.co/662g2wZ9G9