Blind Country(1989)

Blind Country Synopsis

This collaborative video project is based on a short story by H.G. Wells called "The Country of the Blind"—about a man who travels to a country of blind people and attempts to dominate their sensual, feminine culture with his male, sight-derived power. Following this theme, "Blind Country" begins with animated fruit dancing over Mike Kelley's body and the admonition of "Northerners" to "refill the quickly emptying sack." In the male-dominated land of the North, candy-spurting pinatas stand as phallic symbols. Presumably castrated, and stripped of his authority, Kelley acts the buffoon as he is led through the murky land of the South, a "female," earthy, "realm of the senses" opposing the phallocentric world of the North.

Blind Country (1989) is a comedy and fantasy film directed by Ericka Beckman, released on January 1, 1989 with a runtime of 21m. It stars Mike Kelley, Bob Gibson, Aura Rosenberg and Lolly Lincoln. Viewers rate it 6.0 out of 10 across 1 ratings.