Blind Ambition

This screenplay explores the challenges and triumphs of blind rehabilitation through the eyes of journalist Lilly Tsang. Through characters inspired by real-life veterans and VA staff, this story investigates the why of healthcare beyond diagnosis and disease. In an environment where kindness and sacrifice signal naïveté, veteran Charles Avery challenges Lilly to rediscover the value of teamwork, kindness, and respect. The introduction details research and story design methodology and personal lessons from project development. By elucidating the community and resilience embodied by veterans and blind rehabilitation staff, Blind Ambition invites readers to reconsider standards of success in a world where things are not always what they seem.