Six blind Tibetan teenagers climb the Lhakpa-Ri peak of Mount Everest, led by seven-summit blind mountain-climber Erik Weihenmayer.Six blind Tibetan teenagers climb the Lhakpa-Ri peak of Mount Everest, led by seven-summit blind mountain-climber Erik Weihenmayer.Six blind Tibetan teenagers climb the Lhakpa-Ri peak of Mount Everest, led by seven-summit blind mountain-climber Erik Weihenmayer.
- Awards
- 4 wins & 2 nominations
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Erik Weihenmayer: [at podium] When I was 15 I went blind completely. I hated blindness. And I wasn't afraid to go blind and see darkness, see, I think that's myth. I was afraid to be swept to the sidelines and forgotten. To be obsolete. And it was a few months after that I got this newsletter in braille of a group taking blind kids rock climbing. And I thought, I mean I took my hand and ran it up the wall in my room, and I thought that sounds insane, I mean who would be stupid enough to take blind kids rock climbing. So I signed up.
[audience laughter]
Erik Weihenmayer: And there's one thing though that hasn't changed since the very first time I went rock climbing almost 20 years ago, and that's the reach. I mean 'cause the fear of climbing blind comes when I'm reaching out to the darkness when I don't know what I'm going to find. But I reached out that day and I found what I was looking for.
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Written and Performed by Richard Blair-Oliphant
Licensed courtesy of Richard Blair-Oliphant
This film captures both the arguments of the climbers as well as their frustrations, despair and exhilaration towards the end.
Blindsight is a must see for everyone! Visually it is riveting and the landscape is nothing short of breathtaking. When I saw this film in Toronto it was a really moving experience and one that I would recommend to everyone. Well done to those involved!!!
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- Слепое зрение
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- Budget
- $105,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $89,169
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $5,279
- Mar 9, 2008
- Gross worldwide
- $366,247
- Runtime1 hour 44 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1