A new documentary titled Teach Me to Sea, currently in post-production, follows the senior class at Perkins School for the Blind as they prepare to finish off their last year in school and move forward into the world.
The students go to prom, some apply to college... all the normal senior activities you'd expect, but with one BIG bonus. For their annual senior trip, this class decides to push the boundaries and go on a cruise to Mexico!
The film captures the students preparing for the trip, raising funds and of course going on the cruise. They talk about their aspirations and the experiences of the trip. It's inspirational, but I think even more than that it's really just teenagers being teenagers. It's nice to see kids with disabilities given the opportunity to just be themselves.
The creators of the film describe it this way:
"Teach Me to Sea is a documentary film that follows the students from Perkins School for the Blind on their senior trip, a cruise to Mexico. Beyond wildly entertaining, this film will be used as a vehicle to start a dialogue about the importance of inclusion of people with disabilities in the greater community as it shatters the pre-conceived notions that individuals with such sensory deficits somehow experience the pleasures of life any less."
The film is now in post-production and its creators would like to see it released in theaters! But in order to do this they need to raise money. If you'd like to donate to this project, click here. Learn more about the film at teachmetosea.com. You can watch a teaser of the film above.
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