#TIL the actor behind Lt. #Hemmer, #BruceHorak, is also legally #blind

The #Aenar is my favorite #StrangeNewWorlds character, bar none.

#AvuiVaigAprendre #HoyAprendí #StarTrek

Legally blind Strange New Worlds actor Bruce Horak (Hemmer) had news earlier this spring that I somehow missed:

- a crowdfunded documentary is being made about his ‘Boldly going’ as a disabled actor and visual artist

- he met with William Shatner, who has agreed for Bruce to paint his portrait. (Bruce paints as he sees with his very limited vision in one eye.)

Here’s a report from CTV from his hometown of Calgary filed in March.

“And he says he’s an example of how DEI works – for everyone.

“When you design for disability, everyone benefits,” he said, pointing out that phone texting started as something to assist the hearing-impaired and now it’s for everyone.”

https://www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/article/legally-blind-calgary-born-actor-bruce-horak-to-paint-portrait-of-william-shatner/

#StarTrek #Disability #Blind #Accessibility @zora #StarTrekSNW #StrangeNewWorlds #BruceHorak #Shatner

Bruce Horak, the virtuoso legally blind actor, is leading a new Historical Canada Canadian Heritage Minute about the establishment of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB).

These short heritage dramatizations have been an institution since the 1980s and a couple of new ones continue to be added to the collection each year.

Horak best known onscreen for his main cast role as the Aenar Chief Engineer Hemmer in season one of Star Trek - Strange New Worlds. In addition to acting, Horak is a visual artist whose work shows his perspective from his limited ~10% vision in one eye.

CBC feature with short interview with Horak.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/edwin-baker-cnib-heritage-minute-calgary-canada-1.7407047

Here’s the Edwin A. Baker Heritage Minute with described video.

https://youtu.be/_SV-U2cL5fk?si=paNyF6_vqAA7kOS_

@zora
#StarTrek #StarTrekStrangeNewWorlds #SNW #StarTrekSNW #Aenar #Representation #Blind #LowVision #Canada #HeritageMinute #CNIB #Disability #BruceHorak #HistoricaCanada #Calgary

Legally blind actor and visual artist Bruce Horak is making a limited series of Hemmer portrait paintings in what he calls “The Hemmer Project.”

These are available to be ordered from the artist himself. Info is on his Instagram.

Here’s a week of Hemmers!

https://www.instagram.com/brucehorak/p/C7bt6b3AOD-/

@zora

#StarTrek #SNW #Hemmer #BruceHorak #BlindArtist #VisualArts #Aenar

https://www.stratfordfestival.ca/WhatsOn/PlaysAndEvents/TheForum/Goblin-Macbeth

#GoblinMacbeth featuring #BruceHorak of #StarTrekStrangeNewWorlds is playing at the #StratfordFestival until October 28th.

Super envious of all those who can get to Southern #Ontario to see this live #improvisational #theatre building on the Scottish play. This three person piece was sold out & held over in Vancouver.

Here’s a new trailer & a featurette on the making of #monster #masks at the link. #Shakespeare

The daily listen to the soundtrack.

#BruceHorak as singing General Garkog is awesome!

#StarTrekStrangeNewWorlds #StrangeNewWorlds #StarTrekSNW #StarTrek