March 16, 2008 - Set against the breathtaking backdrop of the Himalayas, Blindsight follows the gripping adventure of six Tibetan teenagers who set out to climb the 23,000 foot Lhakpa Ri on the north side of Mount Everest.
The dangerous journey documented in this film becomes a seemingly impossible challenge made all the more remarkable by the fact that the teenagers are blind.
One of the organizers of the climb is Sabriye Tenberken, blind since the age of 12, who is a Nobel Peace Prize Nominee, Mother Theresa Award recipient and Oprah’s personal choice on her show “Eight Women Oprah Wants You To Know.”
She’s joined by a group of Tibetan teens that includes two girls: Fifteen year old Sonam Bhumtso and eighteen year old Kyila.
The doc is directed by British filmmaker Lucy Walker, who won a Fulbright Scholarship to attend NYU’s graduate film program and went on to be nominated for two Emmys for BLUE’S CLUES. Quite a leap from Nickelodeon to what is often called the “roof of the world.”
Producer Sybil Robson-Orr hopes the film inspires audiences “to push through their personal boundaries and reach for their dreams.” We’re certainly inspired, both by the filmmaking team as well as the featured climbers - all pretty tough in our book!
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