Today's guests, Karen and Nikolijne Troubetzkoy, are the co-creators of the new CW and CTV show, SIGHT UNSEEN. The series is about a homicide detective who rapidly loses her vision and has to quit the homicide force. When she leaves, she’s haunted by the cases she’s left behind and is determined to solve them with the help of her visual guide via a visual assistance app.
In this episode, we discuss sight loss, the representation of vision loss and blindness on SIGHT UNSEEN, and what considerations had to be made when creating a television show for viewers across the entire vision spectrum.
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Listen to the mini-episode with Niko and Kat on Working with Disability and Mental Health Consultants: https://braaainspodcast.com/episodes/visionlossconsultants
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KEY POINTS
05:21 The Genesis of Sight Unseen
06:44 The Plot and Characters of Sight Unseen
07:35 The Importance of Sight Loss Representation
24:04 The Visual Representation of Sight Loss
34:15 Challenging Stigmas and Representing Vision Loss
36:07 Filming Challenges with an Immersive Point of View