Northwest Tracking
LIGHT OF MINE
DIRECTOR: BRETT EICHENBERGER
US, 2011
VISITING ARTIST—Portland filmmaker Brett Eichenberger’s first feature film tells the story of Owen, an aspiring photographer with an eye disease that has left him without sight in one eye and will soon leave him blind in both. Fearful and uncertain of how long his vision will last, his wife Laura proposes they fulfill their lifelong dream of a photography expedition to Yellowstone National Park. When they stop to visit Owen’s childhood friend Eddie, an Iraq veteran who has recently returned from combat, Eddie helps assuage Owen’s fear of the unknown. But as the journey continues, Owen and Laura’s love and trust in each other is tested, until Owen, determined to photograph despite his loss of sight, discovers that he has a choice to see what he wants to see. (82 mins.)
Director Brett Eichenberger will introduce the film.
Sponsored by Newspace Center for Photography.