WIFT member and writer/director, Linda Niccol's film The
Handerkerchief is about a blind man looking for love with his
other senses. She wants the film to captivate audiences into the
possibilities of seeing things from a blind person's perspective,
and empathise with the worlds such people must create for
themselves in order to overcome what some may perceive as a sad
disability, especially when it comes to finding love.
The main character, Alistair, relies on memory and imagination
to communicate the beautiful world inside his head, which he must
in turn convey to June in order to charm and seduce her.
The dramatic sections of The Handkerchief were shot
with a women focused crew led by Linda Niccol and fellow WIFT
member Glenis Giles. After seven years of development, the shoot
has gone well but they still need to raise the post funding and are
hoping WIFT members can help them put the word out via PledgeMe/
824.
Key crew volunteered their services at low rates, these include
producer; Glenis Giles, DoP; Renaud Maire, 1st AD; Jules Lovelock,
sound designer and composer; Jeremy Cullen, editor; Jeff Hurrell,
and design and advertising agency; Mission Hall. And the
additional crew worked for food and petrol vouchers! So please go
to the PledgeMe site and donate if you can.