Legally Blind 10 min excerpt

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Check out 10 minutes of LEGALLY BLIND.
This half hour documentary follows the life of my aunt for 2 years after 9/11.
It played various festivals in 2006 like the New York Latino Film Festival, New York Havana Film Festival, and Festival de Cine Pobre Cuba and Muestra Internacional de Documental, Colombia. It also played at the MOMA and aired on Reel NY on THIRTEEN (NY PBS), check out the website here.

I got lots of help on this film. Here's a list of credits:
Director, Producer: Ingrid Rojas
Consulting Producer: Beni Matias
Editor and Camera: Ingrid Rojas
Consulting Editors: Lillian Benson and Andrew Blackwell
Original Music: Sebastian Cruz
Graphics: Andres Cortes
Additional Camera and Post Support: Angel Carrizosa

Legally Blind

When the Twin Towers collapsed on September 11, not only three thousand people died, thousands were also left unemployed. This is the story of Maria, a legally blind, Colombian immigrant, who lost her small candy store after the building that housed it, was shut down indefinitely due to its proximity to the World Trade Center. “Legally Blind” chronicles Maria’s emotional journey for two years as she struggles with the loss of her livelihood and of her remaining vision.