light in my eyes (2024)
Experimental documentary film - Premiering 2025
Preview for "light in my eyes"
light in my eyes (2024)
A personal and poetic walk through light, love, and memories of a blind grandfather. Artist/filmmaker Christopher Wiersema considers his grandfather’s enigmatic and eloquent point of view while playing with his own. The film’s soundscape centers around a phone call with the artist’s grandmother Rina Pullia.
(Rest in Peace & Love — Rina Pullia, January 9, 1935 - December 8, 2024)
Total run time: 16:26 / HD video, Super 8mm film, digitized 16 mm film, digitized VHS video, digitized Hi8 video / single-channel / 2024
MFA Thesis Film, Vermont College of Fine Arts / 2024 / Christopher Wiersema
light in my eyes is distributed by Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre. Contact bookings@cfmdc.org for screener requests and programming inquiries.
Purple flowers at night, lit up by a flashlight. The text at the bottom of the frame reads "be happy 2."
A neighborhood street at night, with light flares from flashlights. The text at the bottom of the frame reads "Two children play with flashlights in a night street."
Close up of the waves of a lake, gold and blue at sunset.