[il-talk] Fw: The Eyes of Me Premiers on PBS Tonight

[Cathy Randall]

Debbie,
  This great sounding documentary was not on my PBS station last night. 
Cathy
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> From: United States Association of Blind Athletes
> To: Deborah Stein
> Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 4:14 PM
> Subject: The Eyes of Me Premiers on PBS Tonight
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> Tonight, March 2 at 9PM CST PBS premiers of the documentary The Eyes of Me 
> on the series Independent Lens.
> More than 9,000 students across the United States attend residential 
> schools for the visually impaired. Over the course of one school year, THE 
> EYES OF ME captures the stories of four extraordinary teenagers at the 
> Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, a public residential 
> high school in Austin that has educated visually impaired students for 
> more than 150 years.
> An extraordinary look into the world of blind teenagers — where crossing 
> an intersection, cooking a meal, or navigating unfamiliar areas is a 
> challenge unlike any that sighted viewers must consider — THE EYES OF ME 
> offers fresh perspectives on growing up, fitting in, and preparing for 
> adulthood. Chas is passionate about creating hip-hop music. Yearning for 
> independence, he moves out of the school dorms at 17 to live in his own 
> apartment. Meagan, the school’s valedictorian, is also focused on her 
> future, and has plans to begin college in the fall. Fifteen-year-old 
> Denise is living away from her family for the first time, making new 
> friends after years of isolation at her old school. And freshman Isaac is 
> adjusting to being blind for less than a year.
> THE EYES OF ME captures a textured portrait of these students’ lives at 
> school, off-campus, and in their hometowns with their families. The film 
> features stylized rotoscopic animation produced by Jason Archer and Paul 
> Beck, who worked on Richard Linklater’s WAKING LIFE, and made with the 
> help of the students. The animated interludes are accompanied by a lush 
> and distinctive soundtrack from an array of independent Austin musicians 
> including Sparrowhouse, Brazos, and American Analog Set. These stunning 
> sequences expose what the students “see” in their minds as they share 
> their personal stories.
> Forced to confront the world without sight, these four remarkable 
> teenagers impart their thoughts, perceptions, and inner visions of the 
> outer world. Ultimately, they reveal, you cannot understand their 
> perceptions without challenging your own.
> For more information, please visit 
> http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/eyes-of-me/index.html.
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