# animate! › Films › Blinded by Light by Simon Pummell

Canonical: https://animate.org.uk/films/blindedbylight/

Discovery terms: 2000s animation, digital video, visual effects, blindness, vision, disability, dramatic monologue, filmmaker

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**Blinded by Light** a film by Simon Pummell

[Simon Pummell](https://simonpummell.com)

2000, 7 min 20 sec

[Film / embedded media](https://player.vimeo.com/video/14546930)

![Blinded by Light, still](https://animate.org.uk/stillslarge/blindedbylight03.jpg)

### a film by Simon Pummell

### animate! synopsis

Vision on again as the eyes have it after doing time in the dark. A post-operative sight recorder voices the hope, scores the fear. Taking things at face value. It looks like it might just work.

### key credits

**director**
Simon Pummell

**blind man**
Richard Earthy

**editor**
Lee Sutton

**sound designer**
Larry Sider

**Blinded by Light** film, stills and other materials © Simon Pummell 2000