Documentary by Rodney Evans chronicling the creative paths of blind & visually impaired artists: John Dugdale, Kayla Hamilton, Ryan Knighton and himself
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Extended streaming through July 4th on @worldchannel and the PBS App!
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 bit.ly/ARF_VisionPortraits
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: bit.ly/ARF_VisionPortraits @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.
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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 bit.ly/ARF_VisionPortraits 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 bit.ly/ARF_VisionPortraits, worldchannel.org, amdoc.org, and on all station-branded PBS platforms including the PBS app til 6/30!
Ready for my closeup from @criterionchannl
Alongside these films, get to know @rodneybevans with a new interview about his work. criterionchannel.com/directe…
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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.
Now streaming @criterionchannl @VisPortraitsDoc & #brothertobrothermovie featuring breakthrough role of @anthonymackie w/new Audio Description + captions +deleted scs. galore! Intro video drops Mon! #blackrepresentationmatters #disabilityvisability
Streaming all month @VisPortraitsDoc on pbs.org and through the @PBS App on @americareframed Season 8! #disabledartistswork #Blackdisabledrepresentationmatters
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: bit.ly/ARF_VisionPortraits
TONIGHT: A filmmaker, a writer, a dancer, and a photographer approach their creative fields with new perspectives in @VisionPortraitsMovie at 8/7c on @WORLDChannel’s @AmericaReFramed bit.ly/ARF_VisionPortraits #blackdisabledrepresentationmatters
Get ready - only half an hour until the discussion begins!
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: to.worldchannel.org/3hvBJ0W
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TONIGHT: Join @worldchannel for a screening of @AmericaReFramed's @VisPortraitsDoc and Q&A with filmmaker Rodney Evans. RSVP here: to.worldchannel.org/3hvBJ0W
#MovetoInclude #ADA30
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TONIGHT: Join @WORLDChannel in a #MoveToInclude Q&A with @VisPortraitsDoc director Rodney Evans. Stream the film: bit.ly/ARF_VisionPortraits and Register below. wgbh.zoom.us/webinar/registe…
Captions will be provided, and featured segments of the film will have audio description.
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TONIGHT: Join us for a screening of @AmericaReFramed's @VisPortraitsDoc and Q&A with filmmaker Rodney Evans. RSVP here: to.worldchannel.org/3hvBJ0W #MovetoInclude #ADA30
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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: to.worldchannel.org/3hvBJ0W #MovetoInclude #ADA30
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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: bit.ly/2BnFeqW
ALT Rodney Evans stands with his back to a mirror holding a camera that sits on a tripod.
It's #FilmmakerFriday again - a perfect time to watch #VisionPortraits and director @rodneybevans in conversation with WORLD Channel!
"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 youtu.be/siGoLzqiFFY
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"I was afraid of the stigmas and the ways in which that might negatively affect future career possibilities." Stream @AmericaReFramed's @VisPortraitsDoc NOW > bit.ly/ARF_VisionPortraits #MoveToInclude #ADA30
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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 bit.ly/ARF_VisionPortraits
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@VisPortraitsDoc filmmaker, Rodney Evans, talks perception, identity and what it means to be an artist with low vision. Watch the full interview with @worldchannel here: youtu.be/BuVJdPJSqUM #MoveToInclude #WORLDxPRIDE