The Reelout Festival film Vision Portraits is a documentary style film about the lives of four people from different genders, sexual orientations, ethnicities, etc. with one thing in common – they are all visual impaired. The film is split into four story lines following the lives these people and the various obstacles they face every day. IntersectionalityContinue reading “The Powerful Journey of the Disabled”
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Challenging The Streotypes Around The Disabled
The film “Vision Portraits” which is directed by Rodney Evans, explores the lives of four individuals that are affected by vision impairment, either by being fully blind or close to it. The film focuses on how people who face disabilities like blindness, may have a more challenging time navigating life. However, they do not wantContinue reading “Challenging The Streotypes Around The Disabled”
Viewing The World Through The Visually Impaired
In the short film, “Vision Portraits,” there are many different forms of power represented throughout the movie. This film portrays many theories and terms on intersectionality, ableism, race, and ethnicity. This film allows the audience to feel the emotions that these various people experience in their daily lives as they deal with having impaired vision.Continue reading “Viewing The World Through The Visually Impaired”
The Garden Left Behind: Respect the gender identities of transgender.
The Garden Left Behind tells a story of a transgender woman named Tina, who lives with her grandma immigrated from Mexico in New York City. The film puts its spotlight on a period of time in Tina’s everyday life, how she survives in the society where transgender is not widely accepted. Through the ways differentContinue reading “The Garden Left Behind: Respect the gender identities of transgender.”
Reelout Film Festival Review
Watching the film Vision Portraits at the Reelout Festival in downtown Kingston was an eye-opening experience. The film was a documentary that followed the lives of a few individuals in the creative arts industry who have lost their vision. Specifically, the documentary followed the lives of a painter, dancer, photographer, and film maker, occupations whereContinue reading “Reelout Film Festival Review”
Accepting Disability in an Able-Bodied World
The film “Vision Portrait,” follows the experiences of various individuals with vision impairments, challenging the typical representations of disability and creating a piece of art that can be considered representative of the reality of living with a disability in an ableist society. The messages and experiences described by those participating in the interviews support theContinue reading “Accepting Disability in an Able-Bodied World”
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