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Rodney Evans (born 1971) is an American filmmaker and lecturer based in New York City. Evans was born in Brooklyn and grew up in Queens. He graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in modern culture and media from Brown University in 1993, and a Master of Fine Arts in film production from the California Institute of the Arts in 1996.
In Vision Portraits, acclaimed filmaker Rodney Evans (Brother to Brother) asks, what does it mean to have vision? As he confronts his own sight loss due to a rare genetic condition, he turns to three blind/visually impaired artists—photogrpher John Dugdale, dancer Kayla Hamilton, and writer Ryan Knightton—for guidance and insight into their ...
Apr 11, 2002 · RODNEY EVANS is a fiction and documentary film writer, director and producer. His debut fiction feature BROTHER TO BROTHER won the Special Jury Prize in Drama at the Sundance Film Festival.
Aug 9, 2019 · Gay Director Rodney Evans Hid His Vision Loss for Years. Now He's Made a Movie About It. The award-winning filmmaker's new documentary, "Vision Portraits," chronicles the lives and creative paths of four visually impaired artists.
Aug 6, 2019 · Filmmaker: Did you ever consider making Vision Portraits entirely about your own experiences? Evans: No, I actually considered the opposite: a documentary series of short films chronicling the experiences of blind and low-vision artists, without me appearing in it at all.
Aug 5, 2019 · Filmmaker Rodney Evans is still making movies, despite having lost much of his vision. His new documentary is about how he and three other blind or visually impaired artists continue to do...
Aug 28, 2019 · Rodney Evans, best known as the writer-director of the 2004 film Brother to Brother, has a career that's spanned over 20 years. In his new documentary, Vision Portraits, Evans chronicles the...
Rodney Evans has been making award-winning films and videos that explore the convergence of race, class, sexuality, and history in the lives of African Americans and/or LGBTQ+ individuals for over twenty years.
Aug 8, 2019 · Evans (“Brother to Brother”), who has been losing his eyesight because of a condition called retinitis pigmentosa, presents portraits of artists who have varying levels of visual impairment.
Aug 6, 2019 · Filmmaker Rodney Evans discusses his deeply personal feature-length documentary exploring how his loss of vision may impact his creative future, and what it means to be a blind or visually-impaired creative artist.
