BLINDSIGHT

Savoy Theater
“Featuring exceptional people doing extraordinary things, BLINDSIGHT is one of those documentaries with the power to make you re-examine your entire life — or at least get off the couch. Filmed primarily in and around the cascading Tibetan Himalayas, Lucy Walker’s astonishing film follows six blind Tibetan teenagers as they attempt to scale the 23,000-foot Lhakpa Ri peak on the north side of Mount Everest. Led by Erik Weihenmayer, the only blind man to have climbed Everest itself, and accompanied by their fearless teacher, Sabriye Tenberken, the teenagers brave ravines, altitude sickness and inclement weather with the kind of fortitude only the shunned possess. When you live in a culture that believes the blind to be either sinners or inhabited by demons, a lack of oxygen is not such a big deal.” (Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times) 104 minutes. Sponsored by Washington County Youth Service Bureau. Community Partners: Vermont Association for the Blind, Green Mountain Club.
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• Sunday, March 22 10:00 am
• Tuesday, March 24 12:00 pm
• Wednesday, March 25 6:00 pm
• Saturday, March 28 9:30 am