[Missouri-l] [leadership] FW: The Eyes of Me Premiers on PBS Tonight

[peter altschul]

From: United States Association of Blind Athletes 
[mailto:etap at usaba.org]
Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 2:15 PM
To: Richard Rueda
Subject: The Eyes of Me Premiers on PBS Tonight


 <http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/eyes-of-me/film.html

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
<http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/eyes-of-me/index.html> .
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