Blind (Australian TV series)

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Blind
Genre Dramedy
Created byJames Cripps
Written byJames Cripps
Directed byAndre Muller
Starring
  • Ryan Light
  • Crystal Moran
  • Kurt Winter
  • Ellie Gall
  • Matt Castley
Country of origin Australia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes7
Production
ProducerJessica Giacco
CinematographySidat de Silva
Original release
Network
  • OzFlix
  • Twisted Mirror TV
  • Seeka TV
Release31 March 2019 (2019-03-31)

Blind is a seven-part Australian web television dramedy series, created and written by James Cripps and directed by Andre Muller. Set in one room over the course of a summer, the series follows five young friends as they try to navigate the world and each other.

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Synopsis

Blind is a youth-based comedy-drama web series where the forces of love, music, drugs, friendship and spirituality collide in the heightened environment of the Sweaty Bender Room, a place where the party never stops.

Through the minefield of a summer's worth of partying, idealistic space cadet Ali pursues his dream girl: the hypnotic and insightful Chelsea. For Ali friendship is eternal, music is emotion, drugs are life-enhancers, and love is pure and poetic. However he soon finds out how finite and fickle these conceptions are. Between his cynical best friend Jake, the off-his-lips party-animal Yogi and the heart-on-her-sleeve wild child Stacey, Ali tries to make sense of life, believing the answer is Chelsea. But like the high they are all so wrapped up in, these naïve ideas will eventually come crashing down. [1]

Production

Originally titled Kick On Kids, the series was first conceptualised while Cripps and Muller were students at Macquarie University in late 2012. The production team began casting in late 2014, casting mostly unknown local actors and actresses in the lead roles, as well as Puberty Blues actress, Ellie Gall. To fund the project, the team ran a fundraising campaign through the crowdfunding site, Indiegogo, with a target of $15,000. [2] [3]

In addition to telling youth-oriented stories that they felt had been neglected by Australia's free-to-air television networks, [4] Cripps and Muller said they wanted to highlight emerging young artists, booking local musicians and designers to score the series and dress the actors early in the pre-production phase. [5] [6]

Distribution

Retitled as Blind, the series was announced as the first OzFlix Original [7] for the Australian-only content streaming service. The series was later picked up Twisted Mirror TV in the United Kingdom and Ireland, and SeekaTV in North America. [8]

Cast

Awards

AwardYearCategoryRecipientsResultRef.
New York City Web Fest2018Best International Web SeriesJames Cripps and Jessica GiaccoNominated [9]
Best DirectorAndre MullerNominated
Seoul Webfest2018Best ActressCrystal MoranWon [10]
Best CinematographySidat de SilvaWon
Best Webseries of All GenresJames Cripps and Jessica GiaccoNominated
Best DramaJames Cripps and Jessica GiaccoNominated
Best ActorKurt WinterNominated
Best Supporting ActorMatt CastleyNominated
Best Supporting Actress Ellie Gall Nominated
Rio Webfest2018Best Writing (Drama)James CrippsNominated [11]
Best Actor (Drama)Ryan LightNominated
Best Ensemble Cast (Drama)Ryan Light, Crystal Moran, Kurt Winter, Ellie Gall, Matt CastleyNominated
New York Film Awards2018Best Web SeriesAndre Muller and James CrippsWon
Tuscany Web Fest2018Best SoundtrackMichael Yezerski and John HrescWon [8]

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