Peter Jacobs

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  Drama

  Two competing lawyers join forces to sue a prestigious law firm for AIDS discrimination. As their unlikely friendship develops, their courage overcomes the prejudice and corruption of their powerful adversaries.

  Philadelphia

  1993 · 4.8K votes

• Movie

  Drama

  Ricky is a young man who takes care of his sick mother. His father hovers at the edge of the picture, so Ricky provides for himself and his mom through prostitution, running errands, and acting as a caregiver for a blind man. Through the course of the film, Ricky befriends Janey, a young woman he finds beaten by her ex-boyfriend, and Trenn, a mysterious young man in trouble with the law. The three of them navigate a dark and confusing world. It uses many of the actors who have come to constitute the Dar A Luz company, including Tony Torn, Tom Fitzpatrick, Juliana Francis, and Tom Pearl. It will disappoint those who approach it looking for a film analogue of the “faster and louder” aesthetic that critics have used to characterize much of Abdoh’s stage work. The Blind Owl does use a variety of techniques reminiscent of his stage direction, giving it an unusual theatricality.

  The Blind Owl

  1992

• Movie

  Eyes nose mouth (Short film -10 min) Directed by Noemie Lafrance in collaboration with Patrick Daughters. Original Music by Brooks Williams. Inspired by our physical, emotional and psychological relationships to spaces that are public versus private, 'Eyes nose mouth' follows three characters navigating through a series of changing landscapes that evokes their transforming emotional states.

  Eyes Nose Mouth

  2009