Orlando filmmaker Trevor Ward spent over two years in India documenting the terrific story of Benedict and Celine Das and their connection with Orlando, Florida. Over 5 years in the making, I Met With An Accident has garnered attention at film festivals, coming away with the award for Best Documentary Feature at the Sunscreen Film Festival.
Red Eye Film Co. is presenting the Orlando premiere of its award winning feature documentary I Met With An Accident at the Plaza Cinema Cafe in Downtown Orlando. The Plaza Cinema Cafe is located at 155 S. Orange Ave. Orlando, FL 32801.
Two showings are available:
Thursday, Sept. 29th @ 7:00PM
Saturday, Oct. 1st @ 7:00PM
Tickets for both showings are $10 at the door.
Film Synopsis:
Karma is the idea that you get what you deserve. Benedict deserved everything he got.
Filmed mostly in India, this documentary film tells the story of Benedict Das. He was a member of India's working-class. He had a respected job at a hotel and aspirations in local Communist party politics.
Against his family and cultural traditions of arranged marriages, young Benedict met and fell in love with Celine. Despite his love for her, his need for power and control caused him to mistreat those around him, including physically and verbally abusing Celine and their children. But deep down inside, he really just wanted respect.
"I met with an accident," is how Benedict describes the horrific events of December 1. Late at night, the bus Benedict was traveling on crashed. At the hospital, the injuries were so severe that the doctors insisted on amputating both his legs.
Severely crippled, he is now an out-cast of society. Benedict endures the abandonment of his employers and his political associates. He falls into financial ruin, and even his own brothers desert him in his time of greatest need.
Only Celine's love and dedication remain.
Four years and eighteen surgeries later, Benedict will soon be walking on his own two feet. But the real story isn't the miracle of his legs; it's the miracle of his heart. I Met with an Accident is the heart-warming, inspiring story of Benedict Das.