LETTERS OF SUPPORT
- American Foundation for the Blind - Carl R. Augusto, President & CEO,
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"The documentary is a poignant piece that captures the spirit and challenges faced by many of our patients…your film helps patients understand the options and opportunities for those blind or with severely limited vision.” - American Academy of Ophthalmology - David W. Parke II, MD, CEO,
“I want to commend you on the creation and production of your film …the Academy is grateful to you for revealing the benefits of low vision rehabilitation.”
American Academy of Optometry - Mark W. Eger, President
“It is a rare occurrence when one project brings together so many of the issues that individuals who are visually impaired and their families face every day. That is what you have achieved with your new film.”
- The Jewish Guild for the Blind - Peter C. Williamson, Communications Director
“I’ve never seen a film provide the sense of loss of vision as this film does…I wish every medical school in the country would have this film to show.”
“We applaud your commitment to increasing the public’s awareness and understanding of vision loss…we would also welcome the opportunity to participate in that dialogue.”
- Blinded Veterans Association - Thomas Zampieri, Director of Government Relations
“Your film not only informs, but gives hope to the millions of people who could benefit, if only they knew where to turn.”
- VISIONS Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired - Nancy Miller, Executive Director/CEO
“Going Blind covers every concern about losing vision…it does so effectively without resorting to maudlin emotion or pity.”
- Macular Degeneration Support, Inc. - Dan Roberts, Director
“Going Blind will certainly engage a broad audience, inform the public that there’s not just one way to be blind, and illuminate the human conditions that unite us all.”
- WETA Public Television, Washington, DC. - Karen Kenton, Programming Development Executive
“Your approach to this subject matter is journalistically sound and the end result will be informative, entertaining and inspiring.”
- Readers Digest Partners for
Sight Foundation - Susan
Olivo, Vice President and General Manager
“The majority of individuals, in the early stages of vision loss, are simply unaware of the specialists, services and resources available to them. This is one reason why a very small percentage of individuals with vision loss reach out for vision rehabilitation services - your film provides an incentive to change that!”
- AWARE & VisionAWARE.org - Anne Yeadon, Executive Director
“We believe that your film will be helpful to so many people who are expected to have low vision problems in the coming years.”
- Lighthouse International - Rhianna Quinn Roddy, Chief Marketing Officer
SUPPORTING THE FILM
*UPDATE*
Going Blind is an independent documentary that will be made available on DVD and over the web to millions of people living with low vision, their friends and families, and to those who may face vision loss in the future.
With the film nearly complete, we are working to raise funding to send the Going Blind to festivals and other media outlets. Please contact us if you would like to be part of the outreach effort.
Make a Mail-in Contribution to the Film
Download a contribution form in PDF format and follow instructions on the form to make a tax-deductible contribution
Download the Full Grant Proposal Kit
Download the full grant proposal kit, including support documents, staff bios and Lovett filmography as a Zip-compressed package. A decompression utility such as Winzip is required to open this file.
We are very grateful for the generous support we have received from: Readers Digest Partners for Sight Foundation, Pfizer Ophthalmics, The Gibney Family Foundation, The Allene Reuss Memorial Trust, National Eye Institute, The Allergan Foundation, The May and Samuel Rudin Family Foundation, Fred A. Lennon Charitable Trust, and many individual supporters.
Opportunities for sponsorship and partnering in outreach for the film and the issues of early detection, proper treatment, and access to low vision therapies are still available.
Please contact Joe Lovett (lovett(at)lovettproductions.com) or Logan Schmid (logan(at)lovettproductions.com) for more information