Born to be Blind

09.17.2009

Three blind sisters, linked by this extraordinary twist of fate, spend their lives singing and playing ganzá for spare change on the streets and in the street markets of poverty stricken northeast Brazil. This documentary follows the daily chores of these women and how they survive on their own. Their immersing story, that not without humor, depicts a complex tale of love and death, anguish and art. The story accompanies them in the unexpected turn in their lives as a result of the film; the cinema effect which transforms them into celebrities. Both the director and the subjects of the film face the ties that bind them, revealing the risks and seduction of the documentarian’s work.


Festivals and Awards
Official Selection Britdoc – England, 2006
Official Selection - Brazilian Film Festival in Nicosia, 2006
Culture Cup – Germany, 2006
Official Selection - Documenta Madri, Spain, 2006
Best Feature Lenght Film - Play Doc, Spain, 2006
Official Selection - Black Movie, Switzerland, 2006
Official Selection III - Mostra di Cinema Iberoamericano di Bologna, Italy,2005
Official Selection - 36th Festival Internacional da Índia, 2005
Best Feature Lenght Film - Cine Ceará, Brasil, 2005
Official Selection - 22nd Jerusalem International Film Festival, Israel, 2005
Official Selection - 8th Cine Las Americas International
Official Selection - Festival Cinematográfico Inter Del Uruguai, 2005
Official Selection - 17ème Rencontres Cinémas d'Amérique Latine de Toulouse, France.
Official Selection- Cinequest Film Festival, USA, 2005
Official Selection l - The 8th International 1001 Documentary Film Festival, Turkey, 2005
Official Selection - Festival Internacional de Mar Del Plata, 2005
Official Selection - Int. Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg, Germany, 2004
Official Selection - One World Berlin, Germany, 2004
Official Selection - FIDOCS - Fest. Int. de Doc de Santiago, Chile, 2004
Official Selection - Mostra Internacional de São Paulo, Brasil, 2004
Official Selection - La Cita - Biarritz, France, 2004
Mostra Competitiva - Festival do Rio, Brazil, 2004
Official Selection - Festival de Montreal, Canada, 2004
Official Selection - Mostra Premiere Brazil MoMA - USA,2004
Official Selection One World 2004 - 6th Int Human Rights Doc Film Festival, 2004
Opening Night Film - Festival É Tudo Verdade, Brasil, 2004
Hors-concours IDFA - International Documentary Festival of Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2004

tags: blindness,  three-sisters,  music.

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