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BLINDSIGHT

by Lucy Walker

synopsis

Erik Weihenmayer is a mountaineer. He is blind. One of the summits he has climbed is Lhakpa Ri, a peak 7,045 metres high on the north face of Mount Everest. Sabriye Tenberken is also blind and works as a teacher in Lhasa. On hearing about Weihenmayer’s extraordinary achievement she decided to get in touch with him. Together they elected to take six young blind pupils up Lhakpa Ri. Lucy Walker and her camera crew followed this burdensome climb.

international title: Blindsight
original title: Blindsight
country: United Kingdom
sales agent: The Little Film Company (USA)
year: 2006
genre: documentary
directed by: Lucy Walker
film run: 104'
screenplay: Lucy Walker
cinematography by: Petr Cikhart
film editing: Sebastian Duthy
music: Nitin Sawhney
producer: Sybil Robson Orr, Steven Haft, Mary Martin, Fred Wang
production: Robson Entertainment

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