Black Sun

Synopsis: Painter Hugues de Montalembert was blinded in an attack in New York City in 1978. Without a shred of self-pity, he relates his extraordinary story of how he adapted his approach to the world after blindness, and continued living and travelling unaided through the world. As he says, ‘vision is a creation ... some people use their eyes to avoid obstacles, not to look at the world or to understand something. In fact they are not really interested in looking at all.' Composer and filmmaker Gary Tarn has created a film that approximates to what it is like to see through Montalembert’s eyes, which is part survivor’s testimony and part philosphical mediation on the nature of perception.
Language: English
Country: United States
Year of release: 2007
Year of production: 2005
Subjects: Philosophy; Psychology; Social welfare
Keywords: perception; visual perception; visually impaired people

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