The Palette Project is in preproduction on the Yellow and Green legs of the film. Our original goal… to shoot in Tunisia or Morocco… has proven to be a tall order, and current State Department advisories strongly encourage American film crews to avoid these areas right now. However, we are working on alternate plans in an unusual location, but one that lets us take the film in an interesting direction. Our plans call for us to shoot in Israel, and we are researching some of the cutting edge medical advances in genetic and stem cell therapies at the Hadassah Medical Center, not to mention the encouraging cooperation between Israelis and Palestinians when it comes to both medical research and treatment. I’d like for The Palette Project to be a politics-free zone, and although we plan to be working in a, putting it mildly, troubled region, the goal is to continue to show examples of accomplishment and achievement… even in this region.
As for Green, we’re running up against the change in seasons when it comes to the planning for a 200K trek around the Ring of Kerry in southwestern Ireland. Training continues… you don’t hit this rugged peninsula without a gameplan and dedicated training, visually impaired or otherwise is essential. I expect this leg of production to show off a critical aspect of what visualy impaired men and women deal with to accomadate the needs of acceptance in everyday life off the trail… mastering navigation and mobility skills, and making these acts part of the background noise of day to day life.
So I want to show, at this point, what part of the story is all about.
Below is an extended preview clip from The Palette Project. This is lifted from the Blue segment of the film, and I think it highlights what the conversation is all about. I would encourage you to please share this excerpt and extend the conversation. This film aims to speak frankly about uncomfortable topics, and there are tastes of this here, but there are also examples of what happens when we open the door to high expectations.
Onwards!
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