Blind Film Critic – Tommy Edison

The Saturday Paper‘s Maxine Beneba Clarke interviewed Tommy while he was in Australia for The Other Film Festival in December 2014. Blind film reviewer Tommy Edison’s ways of seeing Blind since birth, Tommy Edison has made his mark in a most unexpected field – film reviewing. His laugh is disarming, […]

Tiffany Whisner interviewed Tommy for Assistive Technology at Easter Seals Crossroads about his childhood, making online videos, his love for music, and more. Watching Films with a Unique View It’s the film award season! It’s the time of the year between November and February when most of the important film […]

BBC Trending‘s Neil Meads interviewed Tommy about how he got started. What is it like to be a blind film critic? Film critic, radio traffic announcer and popular Instagrammer – Tommy Edison delights in doing things you wouldn’t expect a blind person to do. Blind since birth, Edison set up […]

Tommy will be speaking at The Other Film Festival in Melbourne, Australia on Sunday, December 7 at 3pm. The event is free. Click here for more information. Book your tickets here. Description: The words blind since birth and serious film critic had never been used in the same sentence until […]

Tim Kroenert, of Eureka Street, interviews Tommy about his career as a blind film critic. Films a Blind Man Loves Try watching slasher parody Scream 4 with your eyes closed and see how much sense it makes. Likewise, the films that comprise Marvel’s acclaimed Avengers mega-franchise might seem like a […]

ABC News Breakfast sat down with Tommy while he was visiting Australia to appear at The Other Film Festival. Click below or visit their website to watch the interview.

The Age sat down with Tommy while he was visiting Australia to appear at The Other Film Festival. The article includes an interview with Tommy and his review of “Exodus: Gods and Kings.” Photos by Greg Briggs Meet Tommy Edison, the Blind Film Critic Watching movies doesn’t seem the most […]

Dov Kornits, of Film Ink, interviews Tommy on the eve of his appearance at The Other Film Festival in Melbourne, Australia. Blinded By The Light Blind since birth, Tommy Edison has parlayed a career in radio into a strong following on YouTube where he does everything from review movies to […]

Katie Couric sat down with Tommy to talk about his blindness, videos on YouTube, and growing up. Click below or visit the website to watch the interview.

Tommy Edison, who has been blind since birth, talks about his favorite smells. Directed/Edited by Ben Churchill http://benchurchill.com —— RELATED VIDEO Least Favorite Smells To A Blind Person —— PHOTOS “365 Days Project 188-365 Saturday Night Grilling” by _BuBBy_ “A Nose For The Road” by Tony Alter “Best Fireworks Show […]

Tommy Edison, who has been blind since birth, asks people to describe the colors red, green, purple, gray, blue, brown, and pink. Directed/Edited by Ben Churchill http://youtube.com/RadioTripPictures —— Thanks to everyone who participated in the video at VidCon 2014 including… Brett & Ray http://youtube.com/MrMr http://youtube.com/BrettTheIntern http://youtube.com/iamraynbow Jan from KittiesMama http://youtube.com/KittiesMama […]

Tommy Edison, who has been blind since birth, answers the common question, “do blind people experience déjà vu? Directed/Edited by Ben Churchill http://benchurchill.com —— MUSIC “Nostalgia Bate” by David Besteiro “Chill Beat” by Red Shirt Beats Used under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode —— Follow Tommy Edison […]

Tommy Edison, who has been blind since birth, talks about his least favorite smells. Directed/Edited by Ben Churchill http://benchurchill.com —— PHOTOS “Cheese stall, Borough Market, London SE1″ by Paul Wilkinson “Run! It’s The Chocolate Ice Cream Jabba The Hut Monster!” by Jackie “Si’s Bream” by Claire Rowland “NYCB_6272″ by Metropolitan […]

The Tommy Edison Experience is now available on Hulu and Hulu Plus! The show’s most popular videos have been compiled into mini-collections including How Blind People Do Stuff, Blind People vs. Technology, Sight Must Be Great, Up Close & Personal, and Arts & Crafts for Blind People. The episodes are […]

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences interviewed Tommy about how he experiences movies as someone who is blind. The conversation is featured in this short documentary, “Not Much To See”: How the Blind Enjoy Movies. Watch more original series by The Academy at their YouTube channel.

This is the live stream from the Global Accessibility Awareness Day event at Yahoo! in Santa Monica, CA. The purpose of the day is to get people talking, thinking and learning about digital accessibility and users with different disabilities. The event kicked off with a special introduction by Tommy Edison. […]

For the 100th video on The Tommy Edison Experience channel, Tommy explains why he started doing these videos, how they’ve changed his life, and which ones were his favorite to do. Directed/Edited by Ben Churchill http://benchurchill.com —— Featured Links: Blind Film Critic channel http://youtube.com/BlindFilmCritic How Blind People Cook Food Alone […]

Tommy Edison, who has been blind since birth, demonstrates unique products that help people with disabilities. Filmed at the Annual International Technology & Persons with Disabilities Conference in San Diego, California. Directed/Edited by Ben Churchill http://benchurchill.com —— Exhibitors Featured In This Video: Harpo http://harpo.com.pl Caption Call http://captioncall.com AbleNet http://ablenetinc.com —— […]

Tommy Edison, who has been blind since birth, roams the back halls of a convention center using his white cane/guide stick. Subscribe to this channel for more TommyEdisonXP Extras: http://youtube.com/RadioTripPictures Directed/Edited by Ben Churchill http://benchurchill.com —— RELATED VIDEOS Can I Tell When People Are Lying To Me? (And More Questions […]

Tommy Edison, who has been blind since birth, explains how a blind person uses a white cane (guide stick). He is joined by Jackie, from NewsyNews, to help demonstrate how someone might navigate a busy hallway with many obstacles. Note: This video was filmed during Playlist Live 2014. Directed/Edited by […]