Driven Blind
reel south

Produced and Directed by: Scott E. Schimmel. Dan Parker, a world champion drag racer, struggles to adjust to his new reality after he is blinded in a fiery racing accident. Though visually impaired, Dan has not given up his love of working with his hands, or his love of racing. Driven Blind follows Dan's single-minded quest to find meaningful work and to get back behind the wheel.

Duration: 26 minutes and 46 seconds

Episode Number: 308

About Reel South:

The people, culture, landscape and history of the South both captivate and bewilder.

In the cherished tradition of Southern storytelling, REEL SOUTH reveals the South's proud yet complicated heritage, as told by a diversity of voices and perspectives.


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Mon, Jan 26 8:00 P.M. The Only Doctor     NH World (11.3)
Tue, Jan 27 1:00 A.M. The Only Doctor     NH World (11.3)
Tue, Jan 27 9:00 A.M. The Only Doctor     NH World (11.3)
Sat, Jan 31 5:00 A.M. The Only Doctor     NH World (11.3)


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