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Sponsor, Central New York Eye Bank Association Kevin Walsh Summary Presents a case study of a four - year - old boy afficted with cerebral palsy and athetosis, a nervous disorder marked by peculiar movements of the fingers and toes. Demonstrates the Else Haeussermann techniques for testing children with multiple handicaps.
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History of this film from the director Malcolm Tarlofsky · Tarlofsky · 2015-04-12
I made this film using Kevin Walsh as the subject who was 12 years old at the time. The Central NY Eye Bank in Syracuse used it to try to obtain the donations of corneas for transplants. I recorded Kevin's thoughts on various subjects and then shot the film and married the visuals to the voice over. Concept was to reveal the inner world of Kevin with hopes that viewers would be touched enough to donate their corneas. I was a 26 year old graduate student at Syracuse University when this film was made in 1968. I have a 16mm print that I will donate for a more professional transfer which will…
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