FEATURED FILMMAKER: KEVIN WEAVER

Kevin Weaver has been capturing the stories within people’s lives for over 10 years.

Weaver accidentally found his way into the world of film while in college. “I actually went to college thinking I was going to be a lawyer,” he says. “That was the plan. But during my freshman year at IU, a good friend asked if I’d be interested in hosting a show on IU Student Television.” The experience was enough to change his major, and the rest is history. However, it wasn’t until he started doing freelance work that he experienced the impact documentary films can have.

“Early on, I was drawn to documentary filmmaking, honestly, because it was easier, or at least it was easier to, for me, reinterpret a world,” Weaver explains. “I think, as I went further on, I realized that there was a sacredness to documentary work. There was a justice that you were trying to do to the person you were interviewing. And there's this beautiful space that happens when you sit down and you talk with someone, or when someone trusts you with their story.” This experience led Weaver to pursue documentary filmmaking as a career, and he hasn’t looked back.

Weaver’s work includes Feel of Vision, a short documentary streaming on the Hoodox streaming platform, hoodox.tv, and current project Beyond Vision, a recent Finalist at PitchDox 2025. Both feature Lonnie Bedwell, a blind kayaker and Navy veteran from Dugger, Indiana. For Weaver, Feel of Vision is a favorite project “not just because of the story, but because I gained a lifelong friend in the process. Lonnie is an incredible, inspiring person.” 

“Since that first film,” Weaver continues, “Lonnie has taken on an even bigger challenge: the Explorer’s Grand Slam – summiting the highest mountain on every continent and skiing to both the North and South Poles. When he finishes, he’ll become the first blind person in history to complete the Explorer’s Grand Slam – a feat fewer than 80 people in the world have ever accomplished.”

“His mission is all about showing people what they’re capable of, and it’s an honor to be able to help amplify that,” he adds. “To take what he’s doing and serve it through film – to use the medium as a kind of megaphone – feels like a meaningful way to not only support Lonnie but put something good into the world.”

Hoodox is on the same mission: to share inspiring Hoosier stories with the world. Through our streaming service, the PitchDox competition, filmmaker conferences, and more, we’re working to empower filmmakers like Weaver to broaden the reach of their films and create positive change in their communities.

“I’m so grateful that Hoodox exists, because so often we’ll make a film, it has a premiere, and it’s beautiful – but without a deal or a platform, it can disappear,” Weaver says. “Hoodox is an incredible service because it gives these stories a place to live, and a way to keep reaching people.”

And when stories reach people, they have impact. “When you sit down and you interview someone and you create a film about them and their life and their passion, you aren't just making a film,” says Weaver, “you are creating friends. You are creating beautiful pieces of work that can help bridge that empathy gap and really let people understand one another.”

Follow Weaver’s work at Blueline Media on their website. Watch Feel of Vision on Hoodox here.

Photos provided by Kevin Weaver.