We’re excited to share that Blind AF, an award-winning documentary featuring Guiding Eyes for the Blind graduate Shawn Cheshire, is now available to stream on Prime Video!
Shawn, a blind U.S. Army veteran, Paralympic athlete, and world-record holder, is partnered with Nick, a German Shepherd guide dog from Guiding Eyes. Together, they represent the confidence, freedom, and independence that a guide dog partnership can help make possible.
Directed by Gina LeVay Goldstein, Blind AF follows Shawn as she takes on an extraordinary challenge: riding a single, non-tandem bicycle 3,600 miles across the United States.
After losing her sight following a traumatic brain injury in 2009, Shawn faced significant physical and emotional challenges. Through adaptive sports, determination, and personal healing, she rebuilt her life, becoming a Paralympian and 13-time U.S. paracycling National Champion.
But Blind AF is about much more than athletic achievement. Through personal journal entries, interviews, animation, and archival footage, the documentary offers an intimate look at Shawn’s journey toward healing, independence, and discovering her own strength.
The film received the prestigious Best of the Best award at the 2025 Sedona International Film Festival and was screened in Pleasantville, New York, as part of the 2025 ReelAbilities Film Festival.
We invite you to watch Blind AF on Prime Video and celebrate the remarkable journey of a Guiding Eyes graduate who continues to challenge expectations and inspire others to live life without limits.
Shawn Cheshire, Blind Adventure Athlete (https://www.shawncheshire.org/)
I may have lost my sight, but I found my vision.
Shawn Cheshire
“She has completed challenges no blind person had attempted before, often developing entirely new ways of navigating the world through sound, trust, training and an unwillingness to accept “that’s impossible” as an answer.”
