Blink
Edmund Stenson, Daniel Roher / CA, US, 2024 / 87 min.
With an eye for beauty and the power of documentary films, National Geographic tells stories that are current, stimulating and globally relevant. This year, National Geographic Documentary Films presents the film Blink.
How would you deal with the unexpected diagnosis that three of your four children will be severely visually impaired due to an untreatable genetic condition? Edith Lemay and Sebastian Pelletier dream up something they can do for their children: let them see as much of the world as possible before the inevitable occurs. The six of them draw up a bucket list. It includes everything from a safari, horseback-riding and eating ice cream, to “drinking fruit juice on a camel.”
The filmmakers follow the family on this unforgettable journey that takes them across the globe and around the world. The film seamlessly blends intimate family home videos with breathtaking, observational verité, telling the family’s story with gentle grace.
As splendid as their adventure is, concerns about the future surface: it starts getting difficult for the young ones to play football in the evening light, and when night falls while they're stuck in a cable car, everyone realizes that another, similar darkness is not far away.
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Director
Edmund Stenson, Daniel Roher
Production year
2024
Country
CA, US
Length
87 min.
Language
English, French
Subtitles
ENG
Format
DCP
Part of
IDFA 2024
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