A home for the disabled, Selis Manor has a small, two-lane bowling alley in the basement. The lanes frequently breakdown and are in dire need of repair. But this doesn’t stop the league. They continue to make-do with the Super’s well-intentioned but under-skilled and temporary repairs.
This is why the Metropolitan Blind Bowlers go to the National Blind Bowling Tournament at the end of every season. Each year the tournament is held in a different city, which means lots of travel expenses. Due to lack of funding, the league is chronically in the red and this year is no different. For most in the league, straying from their fixed incomes to attend the tournament is out of the question. But they’re determined to go. Bowling Blind follows the Metropolitan Blind Bowlers as they bowl their way to the national tournament.
Bowling Blind will make its first appearances as film festivals and soon after be made available online and on DVD. Join the mailing list to be kept in the loop.
Presented by AMF Bowling Centers
A Cutout Pictures Production
In Association with Viceroy Films
Executive Producers, Ramin Fathie and Tim Hogan
Directed, Produced & Photographed by Marc Cantone
Edited by David Egan
Producer, Kristie Lutz
Associate Producer, Josephine Martarona
Score by Billy White
For a complete list of credits, please visit imdb.com.
© 2009 Cutout Pictures, LLC, All Rights Reserved
For further information about the film, please contact: MarcCantone@gmail.com
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photos by Stephen Lipuma
10/01/10
Three More Festivals!
Bowling Blind is going on a festival tour (kind of)! We are honored
to have be chosen as official selections for the upcoming Hot
Springs Documentary Film Festival in Arkansas (one of the oldest and most
respected documentary fests in the country!) and the Cape
May Film Festival and Downbeach Film Festival in New Jersey.
19th Annual Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival
Oct. 15-24, 2010
Bowling Blind Screenings:
Sat., Oct. 16th - 10 AM
Tues., Oct. 19th - 1:25 PM
Malco Theater
817 Central Ave
Hot Springs, Arkansas 71901
Atlantic City Cinefest
Oct. 15- 17, 2010
Resorts Hotel & Casino
10th Annual Cape May Film Festival
Oct. 22-24, 2010
Chalfonte Hotel
301 Howard Street
Cape May, NJ 08204
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Runner Up for Best Short at the Lighthouse International Film Festival
We're very excited to announce that Bowling Blind was runner
up for Best Short at this year's Lighthouse
International Film Festival in
Long Beach Island, NJ. Thanks to festival organizers Charlie Prince
and Eric Johnson and all the other staff who made this a great event!
2/1/10
We're very proud to announce that Bowling Blind won the Jury
Prize for Best Short at the Different
From What? Film Festival in
Arizona this weekend! It is truly an honor to have screened at the
festival not only because of the great work they do in raising awareness
for people living with disabilities but also because of the high
quality of films that shared the weekend with us. Thanks to everyone
at the festival and all the great people we met there!
1/15/10
We're thrilled to announce that Bowling Blind will
have its film festival debut at the Different
From What? Film Festival in Tempe Arizona this month.
The festival, created and sponsored by the Equity Alliance at the
Arizona State University, promotes films about people with disabilities
and how they are viewed by society as a whole. This is the perfect
festival for Bowling Blind to have its premier and we're honored
to be a part of it. I will be there and possibly another member of
the production team. We hope to see you there!
Thanks!
Marc
Bowling Blind Screening Details:
Different From What? Film Festival
MapCap Theaters
730 South Mill Ave
Tempe, AZ
Sat.,
Jan 30
Screening #1 - 5:15
Screening #2 - 8:15
Purchase tickets here
