Blind man buys a gun. What could possibly go right?
Tired of being harassed by thugs, a blind man purchases a pistol.
Acting
Lynn Manning's raw, lived-in performance as Donny
Direction
McLinn's unflinching economy—every frame earns its keep
Writing
Setup-to-payoff in 13 minutes, no fat, all nerve
Director
Tiffany McLinn
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Lynn Manning was a decorated Paralympic athlete and poet; his performance draws from lived experience of sudden blindness at age 23.
Premiered at Sundance 2001, this short emerged from a wave of early-aughts indie cinema grappling with disability representation beyond inspiration porn.
US
