A Patch of Blue

1965 · 105 min · dir. Guy Green

A Patch of Blue is a 1965 American drama film directed and written by Guy Green about the friendship between an educated black man and an illiterate, blind, white 18-year-old girl, and the problems that plague their friendship in a racially divided America. Made in 1965 against the backdrop of the growing civil rights movement, the film explores racism while playing on the idea that "love is blind." Synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.