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Listening
to Shadows is an exploration of the worlds of the sighted
and the blind, a dialogue between the filmmaker and a visually
impaired friend.... an investigation into the nature of image
and sound. The "protagonist" talks of growing up blind in
India, of wanting to be a lecturer in the face of discouragement
from teachers. He shares his thoughts on theatre, death, dreams,
friendship, and tells us to put away our pity because he has
no desire for sight: "What you have never known you cannot
miss," he says and, quoting Alexander Pope, "Whatever is,
is right."
About the Director ...
Koushik Sarkar
is a student at the National Institute of Design in India,
in the specialisation of Film and Video Communication, and
is working on his diploma project, a CD-ROM on a well-known
painter. Looks from the Other Side, a video documentary on
faith healing, is an earlier project done a NID.
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