As their intimacy grows, their relationship turns into a journey of mutual and self-exploration, peeling off unexpected layers of their personalities and fears.

But suddenly, their happiness is shaken when an unforeseen turn of events reveals his much more complex and disturbing side.

Anne Richardson as Karen Milton

Mike Getz as Dr. Kampmeier

Abraham Garrido as Nurse

Malona P. Voigt as Second Blind Women

Justin Berlin as Doctor in Elevator

Xabier Delgado Aurteneche as Blind Passerby

Blindness delves into the minds of these two characters, portraying their nuanced personalities through seemingly isolated gestures and touches that are meant to work as brush strokes. It is slow-paced, but extremely emotional and reflective, provoking identification from the spectator, and showing that blindness can go beyond its literal meaning.

Richard is played by Adam Irizarry, a New York actor that worked in the Broadway musical Moving Out as The Piano Man. He is also a talented musician and scored this film. Karen is played by Anne Richardson, an actress from New York’s Barrow Group. Blindness was produced by Malona Voigt, whose short film Chicxulub premiered as part of the Official Selection at the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival.

Battery Park City Parks Conservancy
The Battery Conservancy
Caffé Pane é Cioccolato
Imagen Line, Madrid, Spain
Instituto Cervantes of New York
L.A. Digital Post, New York
Mary Help of the Christians Church
North Central Bronx Hospital
NYC Department of Transportation and Bridges Division
Solera Restaurant
And especially to New York University, Tisch School of the Arts, Maurice Kanbar Institute of Film & Television, Graduate Program, Department of Film & Television

My most sincere thanks to the following individuals whose contributions greatly benefited this film:

Guillermo Ayerra, Peter Basich, Yvette Biró, Sergio Bregante, Stephanie Brown, Marianne Carbon, Jennifer Cavalieri, Eliege Danielli, Domenica Diodati, Gerardo Domínguez, Robyn Futterman, Ron Gray, Michael Heller, Robert Honor, Father Mark Hyde, Beatriz Jos, Richard Kaplan, Victor Levites, Norberto López Amado, Marlie McGovern, Alberto Magán, Alba Mejía, Danny Mercado, Michael Murray, Robert Nickson, Jackie Nova, Gabriel Oblitas, Jim O’Higgins, Patti Pearson, Warrie Price, Amparo Ramírez, Luis Alberto Regalado, Bill Reilly, Felipe Ribadeneira, Seth Rudy, Jen Ruff, Dan Sanford, Nava San Miguel, Sam Schacht, Mark Thompson, Marcin Trochimiak, Andrew Turner, Mickey Vail, Omar Vázquez, Francisco Verdera, Jessie Vilsack and Joseph Warfield

And very special thanks to the following individuals whose support deeply enhanced this movie:

Raúl Alonso, Olga Casas, Christine Choy, Jason Dunkel, Joaquín García Orbea, Gianfranco Goglia, Rufino Lopez, Ron Miller, Enrique Rubio, Gail Segal, Sharleen Smith and John Tintori

I also want to also express my gratitude to Malona Voigt and Adam Irizarry. In many ways this movie is also theirs.

Finally my deepest appreciation goes to Tina Malaney and our son Alberto, and especially to my father, Mateo San Miguel, whose encouragement and support was decisive in the making and completion of this film.

Blindness is dedicated to the memory of my mother, Cecilia Abad, who died during post-production.

Producer: Malona P. Voigt
Production Manager: Melissa Manousos
Unit Production Manager: Yee Yeo Chang
Location Manager: Yee Yeo Chang
Production Coordinator: Roody Dorsainvil
Production Assistants: Christina Dupre, Erica Gorochow, Scott Jones, Lianir Lopez, Elizabeth McDonald, Marco Naggar, Kayla Pacan, Mario Ocampo Jr., Cori Poff, Tatiana Slivkov, Jim Smith

Director of Photography: Tatiana Krokar
Camera Assistants: Anna Diaz-Stilwell, Jennifer Gauthier
Gaffer: Miranda Feldmann

Sound Recordist: Dennis Williams
Sound Assistant: Jason Aguilar-Ly
Boom Operators: Raphael Dueñas, Abel Nihrane
Sound Designer: Adam Irizarry
Additional Sound Design and Foley: Damian Panitz
ADR Recordist: Michael Plunkett
Re-Recording Mixer: Eric Lalicata
Supervising Sound Editor: Eric Lalicata

Music written by Adam Irizarry and Nick Saya for Motion Music Works
The songs “Look at You,” “Baby Do,” and “Colors Fade,” written and performed by Adam Irizarry
Songs mixed by Peter Moshay
Background Vocals: Jackie Nova
Bass: Whynot Jansveld, Peter Williamson
Drums: Nick Saya
Guitars: Andy Abel, Jeff Catania, Bruce Gatewood, Nunzio Signore
Piano and Keyboards: Adam Irizarry

Production Designer: Justin Berlin
Production Design Assistant: Margaret Galbraith
Make up artist: Katri Billard
Accessories by Shahab Durazi

Editor: Suzanne Yong
Additional Editing: Anna Diaz-Stilwell, Helio San Miguel, Joseph Singer

Graphics: Tina Malaney

Catering: Best Boy Catering

Jack of All Trades: Xabier Delgado Aurteneche
Jackie of All Trades: Roody Dorsainvil

Adam Irizarry and his partner Nick Saya, crafted a compelling score that expressively matches Karen’s and Richard’s complex psychological drama. From the pulsating rhythm of “Subway” to the lyrical tone of “Gray,” through the hypnotic tempo of “Crossing,” their music adds an emotional layer to the actors’ subtle and nuanced performances.

Here you can hear a few snippets of the music from Blindness. If you’d like to receive the complete audio CD, click here to contact us.