Laois people feature in new radio documentary 'Are Ya Blind Or What?'

Ann Marie Kelly interviews Sightless Cinema participants from Laois, Dublin and Meathplaceholder image
Ann Marie Kelly interviews Sightless Cinema participants from Laois, Dublin and Meath

Ann Marie Kelly interviews Sightless Cinema participants from Laois, Dublin and Meath

A new radio documentary featuring Laois people with visual impairments will air this week on local radion.

The documentary has been produced by Laois radio presenter and award winning program maker Ann Marie Kelly from Abbeyleix.

Are Ya Blind or What? follows 30 blind or visually impaired people, including nine people from Laois, over the space of a year in the process of making a radio play which went on to screen in the Dunamaise Arts Centre.

They are being prepared for the live radio play via weekly workshops, by the founder of Sightless Cinema Network, Ciaran Taylor.

During rehearsals, Ann Marie Kelly uses the opportunity to speak to members about their lives and how they live without light. placeholder image
During rehearsals, Ann Marie Kelly uses the opportunity to speak to members about their lives and how they live without light. 

The documentary is the result of months and months of conversations, train journeys and rehearsals.

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