Seeing Through the Darkness
7.3
The film follows five people who lost their sight in armed conflicts, gathering fragments of their present-day lives. Through an enveloping sound composition, veiled archival material, footage shot by the protagonists themselves, and a sensitive visual approach, the film explores memory, perception, and our relationship to the visible. Steering away from spectacle, it invites us to hear what often goes unheard, and to feel differently. In an age saturated with images, this documentary offers a sensory experience where listening becomes a gesture of resistance and human reconnection.
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Simon Plouffe Director · Natalie Lamoureux Editor
First release November 22, 2024 · Produced in Canada · Languages German, Japanese, Russian, Serbo-Croatian, Spanish, Ukrainian
Production
Les Films de L'Autre
Production
Canada
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Les yeux ne font pas le regard
Original language
Ukrainian
Spoken on screen
German · Japanese · Russian · Serbo-Croatian · Spanish · Ukrainian
Release dates
Canada · November 22, 2024
Premiere · RIDM
Canada · May 30, 2025
Theatrical · French · Cinéma Beaubien, Cinémathèque québécoise, Cinéma Public, Cinéma Beaumont, Cinéma Moderne
No release date listed for United States.
Belgium
November 6, 2025 · Premiere · The Extraordinary Film Festival
Canada
August 19, 2025 · Premiere · English · RIFFA (Regina International Film Festival)
Colombia
November 20, 2025 · Premiere · Mejor Documental Social - Festival de Cine de Bogotá (Bogocine)
Tunisia
October 25, 2025 · Premiere · Medenine International Film Festival
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