FRIDAY, MARCH 5TH, 4-6:30PM: SCREENING + DISCUSSION
PRESENTED BY THE NYU CENTER FOR DISABILITY STUDIES
VISION PORTRAITS (78 mins, 2019, Director: Rodney Evans)
A screening and discussion with filmmaker Rodney Evans and performance artist/dancer Kayla Hamilton.
This feature-length documentary chronicles the creative paths of blind and visually impaired artists — photographer John Dugdale, dancer Kayla Hamilton, writer Ryan Knighton and the director, award-winning filmmaker Rodney Evans. Introduction: Joe Lovett (Lovett Productions). Moderator: Alice Elliot (NYU Film & TV).
Co-sponsors: ACLS Scholars and Society Program, Institute of African American Affairs & Center for Black Visual Culture; The Grey Art Gallery; Office of Global Inclusion, Diversity and Strategic Innovation
*ASL, closed captions, and audio description provided
Image Description: Photo of Rodney Evans, adult black man with eyes closed, with contemplative expression, sitting on subway, holding a white cane.
Photo by Kjerstin-Rossi