Navigating NYC While Blind

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Navigating NYC can be tricky for just about anyone – but imagine what it’s like for the visually impaired?

Here are some insights – or  ‘Film Facts’ – that we’ve gained since starting this project.

Perpetual Construction in NYC
This photo features our subject, Daniel Aronoff, attempting to cross a street with major construction happening. As he approaches a ditch, a construction worker helps to guide him around it. As Daniel says “NYC is a place of perpetual construction. You never know when you’re going to find scaffolding, a manhole, ditches…”

After the winter we had, there is certainly a lot of work happening to help fix the many potholes around the city, making it tricky to navigate for just about anyone.

And there is also the matter of knowing when to cross a street safely.

In the video below, Daniel is crossing 23rd Street in Manhattan towards Eataly – one of the few audibly cued crosswalks. Did you know – out of 12,460 intersections in NYC, only 99 have audibly cued crosswalks?

Another #FilmFact – at the time we began production (and this video was shot), there were just 77 audibly cued crosswalks. But thanks to Councilman Mark Levine and Mayor DeBlasio’s “Vision Zero” initiative to improve pedestrian safety in NYC, that is changing. With the introduction of Bill 216-B, the number of accessible pedestrian signals installed will triple each year from 25 to 75.

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Next Steps and How You Can Get Involved

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Now that we’ve had the opportunity to share our first visual samples of what we’re working on, via our New York After Dark trailer, we wanted to talk to you – our community – about what comes next. Since we first launched our initial friends & family Kickstarter campaign (almost a year ago), we’ve been focused on getting our trailer filmed, cut and distributed. But now what?

In our newest production diary, we’re sharing our next steps and give you some insight into what the journey has been like up to this point. And, there’s even something very simple that YOU can do to get involved and make the next phase of production even better. (Though, you’ll have to click play to get all of the latest info!)

Are you an aspiring filmmaker? Is there an element of the production process you would like to know more about? Let us know and we can produce one of our production diaries that speaks directly to you!

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Who Knew Our Trailer Would Be So Provocative?

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Last week, we were thrilled to officially share our trailer for New York After Dark.

We knew that — for most of you — it was a first introduction to our subjects and some of our themes; and, we were honored (and a little nervous) to finally put some of our content into the world to be viewed and critiqued.

This week, we’re really excited to report that there’s a bigger conversation our provocative trailer has prompted with some of you, and we want to keep it going. Check out this new video with our filmmaker, Ilana, where she touches on some of the reactions we’ve received so far and what she thinks about it.

Are you an aspiring filmmaker? Is there an element of the production process you would like to know more about? Let us know and we can produce one of our production diaries that speaks directly to you!

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What’s Next in Production?

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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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Production Day 4: Photos

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Our fourth day of production was a grey, foggy day. But we were greeted with only warmth and big smiles by jazz singer, Frank Senior, and his wife Millie.

It was certainly a great way to end our first phase of production. We know we are on the path to creating something amazing, as you can watch here, and we hope you continue with us for the journey.

Photography by Dennis Cahlo

Do you love our production stills? You can support the film and receive one of these beautiful photographs and even a photo book – check out our sponsor levels.