Have you ever wondered what it's like to be color blind? Could an increased ability in one of our senses be caused by our lack of ability in another? "No Such Thing As Color" is a nine-minute documentary that shows us what the world looks like through the eyes of Evans Forde, a color blind musician with insightful opinions about the importance of color in our lives.

This is Laura Evans' first film (shot entirely on a Flip HD camera and produced on a Mac) as her final project for the Introduction to Documentary Filmmaking class at the Pasadena Art Center. Evans Forde, the documentary's subject, wrote and performed all of the music for the film. Laura has also made three music videos for the rock group Origami Llamas.

KidsHealth.org, the most-visited site on the Web for information about health, behavior, and development from before birth through the teen years, commissioned a shorter, snappier version of No Such Thing As Color specifically for children. Scroll down to see the short.

"Your film helps viewers see the world through the eyes of those, like my son T.J., who are colorblind."
—Terrace L. Waggoner, O.D., Color Vision Researcher,
Naval Aerospace Medical Institute, Pensacola, Florida

"Very well done indeed. Nice to see the philosophical approach
with some humor ... very insightful."
—Stephen J Dain PhD, Optics and Radiometry Laboratory,
School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of New South Wales

"Great film ... lets us experience some of the difficulties
of color-blind people."
—Masahiko Shimoda, creator of Visolve

"A fantastic, short video documentary about colorblindness
from an adult who’s lived with it his whole life."
—a different colored lens

"[A] well-done piece on the daily struggles of the colorblind."
—Brian Chandler, author of Grey Means Go

"‘No Such Thing As Color’ includes some nice details
to give you an insight on how it might feel to be colorblind."
—Daniel Flück, author of Colblindor

"A good reminder for designers to constantly be aware of color-blindness, and provide alternate methods of differentiation."
—Paul Martin, Paul Martin Designs

"[A]n honest and comprehensive film about
a topic that's so hard to explain."
—Karen Levine, author of the upcoming book All About Color Blindness

"I definitely recommend taking the time to watch this video."
—Testing Color Vision

what is it like to be colorblind?
a special version edited for children now appearing on KidsHealth.org