Blindsight (2006 film)

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director = Lucy Walker
producer = Sybil Robson Orr, Robson Entertainment, London W1, England; Steven Haft (executive producer), New York, USA
starring = Erik Weihenmayer, Sabriye Tenberken, Kyila, Tashi Pasang, Tenzin, Dachung, Gyenshen, Sonam Bhumtso
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"Blindsight" is a 2006 documentary film produced by Sybil Robson Orr for Robson Entertainment. It premiered at 2006 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in the category "Real to Reel".

Set against the breathtaking backdrop of the Himalayas, Blindsight follows six Tibetan teenagers on their journey to climb the 23,000 foot Lhakpa Ri mountain in the shadow of Mount Everest. A dangerous journey soon becomes a seemingly impossible challenge made all the more remarkable by the fact that the teenagers are blind. The children are at times feared by their parents, scorned by villages and deemed sinners by devout followers of Buddhism, and believed to be cursed. Helped by Sabriye Tenberken — a blind German social worker who established the first school for the blind in Lhasa — the students invite the famous blind mountain climber Erik Weihenmayer to visit their school after learning about his climb to the summit of Everest. Erik arrives in Lhasa and helps the students and their educators climb higher than they have ever been before.

Critical reception

The film received near universally positive reviews from critics. As of April 2, 2008, the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that 100% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 21 reviews. [cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/blindsight/ |title=Blindsight - Movie Reviews, Trailers, Pictures - Rotten Tomatoes |accessdate=2008-03-07 |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes] Metacritic reported the film had an average score of 80 out of 100, based on 5 reviews. [cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/blindsight |title=Blindsight (2008): Reviews |accessdate=2008-03-07 |publisher=Metacritic]

Awards and Nominations

*WINNER - Audience Award for Best film Berlin Film Festival Panorama 2007
*WINNER – Audience Award for best documentary film American Film Institute - AFI - (see American Film Institute Awards 2006) Los Angeles
*WINNER - Audience Award for Best Documentary Palm Springs Film Festival
* NOMINEE – Best Documentary British Independent Film Awards 2006

References

External links

* [http://www.blindsightthemovie.com/ Offical site]
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*rotten-tomatoes|id=blindsight|title=Blindsight
*metacritic film|id=blindsight|title=Blindsight
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* [http://www.myspace.com/blindsightthemovie/ "Blindsight"] on MySpace