Blindsight

Synopsis

An uplifting documentary that follows six blind Tibetan teenagers as they set out on a three-week expedition to climb the 23,000-foot peak Lhakpa Ri on the north side of Mount Everest, led by two blind adults: experienced mountain-climber Erik Weihenmayer and Sabriye Tenberken, founder of Tibet’s first and only school for the blind.
DVD extras: A Whole New Light’, ‘Reaching Out In The Darkness’, ‘After The Mountain’, ‘Coming To America’, Photo Gallery

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Year of release

2009

Year of production

2006

Subjects

Social Studies; Psychology; Sports science

Keywords

behavioural psychology; blindness; mountaineering

Credits

Director

Lucy Walker

Distribution Formats

Type

DVD

Format

Region 2 PAL

Price

£15.99

Duration/Size

104 minutes

Year

2009

Distributor

 

Available from retail outlets

Name

Revelation Films Ltd

Web

http://www.revfilms.com External site opens in new window

Phone

020 8866 7145

Fax

020 8426 2788

Address

The Barn House
38 Meadow Way
Eastcote
Middlesex
HA4 8TB