Eyes that Don't See, Hearts that Don't Feel
In production. Producer, Director and Interviewer.
Paula Gardner

Eyes that Don't See, Hearts that Don't Feel, a series of testimonies from torture survivors, produced as archival documents, and as a full-length video documentary.

The full length documentary presents the stories of 4 individuals from Cuba, Venezuela, Sierra Leone and Croatia, and their experiences of persecution, displacement and asylum-seeking in the context of the impregnable American immigration system. The film details new prohibitions on immigration since 9/11/2001 and the human impact on displaced individuals and the American economy.

Produced in conjunction with a torture treatment center in Tampa, FL, with a generous grant from the Florida State University Center for the Advancement of Human Rights.

Timeline: filming completion December 2007
Post production completion: July 2008