ANNA SEREGINA IS A BIG IDIOT

STEPSISTER (a short directed by Joey Izzo, starring Beth Lisick, Brent Weinbach, and me) is currently a Vimeo Staff pick, as well as a Short of the Week on the SotW website! STEPSISTER premiered internationally at the Cannes Film Festival, and screened in the US at the SF International and Traverse City festivals. VIMEO: http://vimeo.com/channels/staffpicks/54589245

They say the blind shouldn’t lead the blind. Well, what about the deaf leading the blind? That seems like it would work out, right? 

WRONG! That happened once in my town. A deaf guy—let’s call him “Steven—“ led a blind guy—let’s call him “Tom”-- all the way to a cul de sac! Can you imagi—Wait a minute. Maybe “Tom” led “Steven” down to a cul de sac. Yes, that’s right: the blind led the deaf. It wouldn’t make sense the other way around, because the deaf guy could still see at that point. At any point, really. And what, is he just bringing guys down to the cul de sac, knowing full well where he is bringing them? That wouldn’t even make for a good story. I should mention, at this point, that I wasn’t there. Sorry for trying to do a good job. Anyway, so “Tom” led “Steven” to a cul de sac—Oh, I know where I got mixed up! The deaf guy’s name was “Tom,” while the other guy’s name was “Steven.” A simple mistake, that is all that was. Anyway, so there they were, at the cul de sac: deaf and blind, respectively.

Tom: Why, this— Wait a minute. That doesn’t make sense. Again, I wasn’t there. Some man named Michael told me about it. I’m playing catch-up as much as the rest of you.

Steven: Why, this— Yes, that makes more sense.

Steven: Why, this feels like a cul de sac! Tom: … Steven: Are you there, Tom? I can’t see, remember? Tom: …