Representations of Americans with disabilities are in desperate need of a refresh. Even as assistive technologies help people adapt, the stigma associated with blindness and autism, in particular, continue to sting. Filmmakers Mitch Davila-Armendano (Blind Sighted) and Andy Kwiatkowski (Lonely Highway), overcome numerous obstacles with humor and humanity as they seek a deeper sense of belonging.
Duration: 26 minutes and 46 seconds
Episode Number: 203
Tue, Sep 9 | 3:00 P.M. | Blindness and Autism - BLIND SIGHTED & A LONELY HIGHWAY NH World (11.3) |
OUR TIME is a series produced by youth in partnership with professional documentary filmmakers.
Films in the series feature character-driven stories that address social issues ranging from racial inequity to identity politics and everything in-between - all through the eyes of young people.
Working hand-in-hand with award-winning, nationally recognized filmmakers and television producers, these young students produce high-caliber, emotionally driven, first-person narratives that derive from their own lived experiences.
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