We’re so glad that this next video captures a bit of what it’s like to work together, as part of this great crew. We’re really lucky to have forged such a strong bond so quickly. It also highlights some of the next steps we’ll be taking with New York After Dark, now that our first week of production has been completed.

We hit record on this right before we wrapped on our last production day. Boy, we sure do make this next phase sound easy! And, though our next several months of logging film, editing, grant submissions, more editing, blind training, fine-tune editing, extreme fundraising, promoting, and DID WE MENTION EDITING (!?!) may be a bit tougher than this video would suggest, we’re totally up for the challenge!

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Our first week of production came to an end at Frank Senior’s home – where he easily beat me at a game of chess. Frank is a jazz singer and it was a pleasure for the whole crew to spend our last day with him and his wife Millie.

This may be the end of this part of the production, but it is only just the beginning of our adventure into the world of documentary filmmaking. We couldn’t have made it this far without the support of so many people and we hope that you will continue with us on our road to creating something amazing and groundbreaking.

Photography by Dennis Cahlo

The Braille of Food

Production Day 3 brought us to Eataly NYC, where Daniel Aronoff – The Blind Food Critic – went food shopping. It was fascinating to witness how he uses the sense of touch to identify food, such as the age of cheese.

And perhaps my favorite part of the day was watching Daniel prepare a meal in his kitchen. Watch the video to see more behind the scenes from the day!

Production Day 2 was a big day for our subject Daniel Aronoff as we followed him through the city to a job interview, after which he took us on a tour of the Lighthouse Guild. Daniel is also known as The Blind Food Critic, so stay tuned as we explore that area of interest for him!

The first day of production on New York After Dark provided some challenges (including a snow storm). But even the weather couldn’t dampen the excitement of the crew members as production finally got under way. Watch as I share my thoughts and emotions entering production for the first time on a feature-length documentary project.