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Feel of Vision

2018 USA / Duration: 26 mins
Directed by: Tucker Gragg, Austin Gardner

Anyone who has kayaked whitewater knows that it can be scary. The idea of kayaking serious rapids without being able to see? Terrifying. And the notion of kayaking the entire length of the Grand Canyon, blind? Almost unthinkable. And yet, people do it. The first of them was Lonnie Bedwell. Bedwell lost his vision in a hunting accident and emerged from an ensuing period of intense self-examination determined to take back his independence and his identity. That he has accomplished. In spades. Just to add some glory to the guts, Lonnie now dedicates himself to helping wounded vets learn how to kayak and, in the process, to regain some freedom. And some fun.

Mountainfilm 2019 Official Selection
    • Tucker GraggDirector
    • Austin GardnerDirector

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Mar 27 2020Lee Street TheaterSalisbury, NCWebsite
Mar 5 2020Rex TheatreOrofino, IDWebsite
Feb 28 2020Tower TheatreBend, ORWebsite
Feb 13 2020Our Lady of the SnowsAlta, UTWebsite
Jan 30 2020Alamo Drafthouse Cinema–Sloans LakeDenver, COWebsite
Jan 22 2020Bear Tooth TheaterAnchorage, AKWebsite
Jan 17 2020Mariner Theater at Homer High SchoolHomer, AK
Nov 16 2019Durango Arts CenterDurango, COWebsite
Nov 14 2019Paradise TheatrePaonia, COWebsite
Nov 14 2019A ChurchSalida, COWebsite
Nov 1 2019Marina Park - Watercolor ResortWatercolor, FLWebsite
Oct 27 2019Robert Frost AuditoriumCulver City, CAWebsite
Oct 25 2019The Elks TheatreRapid City, SDWebsite
Oct 12 2019USF St Pete Student CenterSt. Petersburg, FLWebsite
Oct 11 2019U.S. National Whitewater CenterCharlotte, NC
Oct 11 2019The Egyptian TheaterBoise, IDWebsite
Oct 10 2019Gryphon TheatreLaramie, WY
Oct 4 2019Alamo Drafthouse Cinema - La VistaLa Vista, NEWebsite
Oct 3 2019Ron Robinson TheaterLittle Rock, ARWebsite
Sep 25 2019Bijou TheatreKnoxville, TNWebsite
Sep 21 2019Dao HouseEstes Park, COWebsite
Sep 20 2019Throckmorton TheatreMill Valley, CAWebsite
Sep 18 2019The LyricFort Collins, COWebsite
Sep 13 2019Multiple VenuesBig Sky, MTWebsite
Aug 30 2019Mazama Ranch HouseMazama, WAWebsite
Aug 2 2019Ridgway Town ParkRidgway, CO
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