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January 29, 2008
Blindsight: Exclusive NYC Engagement Starts Friday, March 7, 2008
Opens March 7 at the IFC Center in New York City!
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 soon becomes a seemingly impossible challenge -- made all the more remarkable by the fact that the teenagers are blind.
Believed by many Tibetans to be possessed by demons, the children are shunned by their parents, scorned by their villages and rejected by society. Rescued by Sabriye Tenberken, a blind educator and adventurer who established the first school for the blind in Tibet, the students invite the famous blind mountain climber Erik Weihenmayer to visit their school after learning about his conquest of Everest. Erik arrives in Lhasa and inspires Sabriye and her students Kyila, Sonam Bhumtso, Tashi, Gyenshen, Dachung and Tenzin to let him lead them higher than they have ever been before. The resulting 3-week journey is beyond anything any of them could have predicted.
Directed by Lucy Walker/Produced by Sybil Robson Orr
Released by Spark Entertainment/104 minutes/35mm/MPAA Rated PG
For the trailer and more information please visit: www.blindsightthemovie.com
EXCLUSIVE ENGAGEMENT Starts Friday, March 7:
IFC Center
323 Sixth Ave. at West 3rd St., New York City
[Phone] 212-924-7771
Tickets: $11.00 General Admission/$7.50 Seniors and Children/Group Rates Available.
Showtimes will be available closer to opening.
Theater engagement is for two weeks and if film does well it will be held over. Please share this notice with your list servs, colleagues, friends, families, etc. If you are interested in helping us promote Blindsight or need information about group sales please contact Karen O’Hara at 520-326-0813 or karenoh@aol.com.
Posted by Nancy at January 29, 2008 05:24 PM