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A blind Palestinian woman struggles against overwhelming odds to bring hope to visually impaired women in East Jerusalem.
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Synopsis

As the Peace Center for the Blind faces reduced funding and threat of eviction from its rented building in East Jerusalem, founder Ms. Lydia is on a journey to secure a permanent home and educational facility for the blind women and girls she has dedicated her life to serving. Ms Lydia, a blind Palestinian Christian woman who lost her sight at the age of two, has overcome not only the challenges of visual impairment but also countless other obstacles over the last 80 years living in this conflicted part of the world. Born during the British Mandate for Palestine, she lived through the murder of her father when she was only 5 years old, various wars and military occupations, being forced out of the blind school where she studied and later taught, etc. Although visual impairment is typically considered a crippling disability, Ms. Lydia and the women at the center continue to demonstrate that the limitations of blindness can be overcome. Through this process they also develop the perseverance and resilience necessary to overcome the many other obstacles they are up against. Ms. Lydia has turned this disability into an integral part of her life philosophy: the literal and metaphorical inability to see people’s differences in a very divided part of the world.

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Every child has to be given a chance to prove what they can do. Some people are going to be successful, other not, it has nothing to do with blindness.

Lydia Mansour – Founder & Director, Peace Center for the Blind
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Steve Jeter

Steve Jeter

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Dan Jeter

Dan Jeter

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Brian Duss

Brian Duss

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Steve Jeter

Steve Jeter

Steve Jeter is a Washington D.C. based cinematographer and photographer. He has worked, lived and traveled in over 40 countries, most recently working on documentary film shoots in Jerusalem, Bolivia and South Sudan. He has worked on a number of film projects in D.C. and overseas, for organizations such as Physicians for Human Rights, Al-Jazeera, and World Vision. He holds a B.A. in Linguistics from Georgetown University with a minor in Arabic.

Dan Jeter

Dan Jeter

Daniel Jeter has worked in the TV and Film industry for over 7 years as an editor, videographer and director. He has worked on TV shows and documentaries all over the world from Latin America to Africa, Europe and Asia. He graduated from Regent University in 2011 with a B.A. in Cinema/Television and has directed and edited several short films, music videos, stop-motion animations, and documentaries.

Brian Duss

Brian Duss

Brian P. Duss is a filmmaker and communications specialist based in Washington, DC. Brian has over 14 years experience working in communications and advocacy with organizations such as Bread for the World, PBS/WNVT, Sojourners, and World Vision. Brian spent three years working with World Vision’s Jerusalem, West Bank & Gaza office where he oversaw their communications, advocacy & peace building efforts.

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This documentary film is being produced, filmed, and edited completely independently, and has only been possible thus far through crowd-funding initiatives and generous individual contributions. We believe in this project and are working to make it happen on a minimal budget.

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