''A Sight for Sore Eyes'' is a 2005 dramatic short film directed by

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and starring Hayden Adams, Deborah Zoe, and

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. The screenplay concerns a man who is reunited with a former high school flame who is now blind.

Plot

An overconfident young executive with a matching ego thinks he's a know-it-all with the ladies until he's reunited with Amie; his former high school flame who is now blind. The encounter causes him to rethink his relationships with everyone from the women he dates to his father, whom he hasn't seen in several years.

Cast

* Hayden Adams - Steve Langston * Deborah Zoe - Amy Cooper *

- Earl Cooper *

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- Jarred Williams *

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- Laura Sanchez * Terry Holbrook - Jan Cooper *

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- Samantha Blake * Val Barri - Marie Evans * Keith MacKechnie - Howard van Bommel * Zack Duhame - Ryan Cooper * Kelly M. Dixon - Traci Lewis

Awards and honors

In 2005, ''A Sight for Sore Eyes'' was honored with the Gold Special Jury Award at WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival before winning three

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for writing, original screenplay and directing. The film was honored with two Telly Awards for writing and directing and won several renown international film festivals including the

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for best dramatic short film. The film was invited to screen at the

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in 2005.

External links

* 2005 short films 2005 films American short films 2000s English-language films {{short-drama-film-stub