Able bodied
people take so much for granted.
We just do.
We might think
abstractly about whether it'd be worse to be born blind, or to lose our
eyesight. We can blindfold
ourselves and try to get around for an hour, or an afternoon, to show some
empathy. But we'll never really
know what it is to live in a world that still hasn't realized accessibility as
a basic human right.
Naomi Kawase's
film, Radiance, is beautiful. Radiant. It's brilliantly filmed, and scripted, and it's simple while
offering the opportunity for complexity.
The play within the play, the art imitating life motif, themes of loss
and intrusion, insights into what happens to the brain within the darkness.
If you have a
sight impaired Japanese speaking friend, you could bring them to a
screening. They'd probably have a
lot to say about it afterwards. If
you're gifted enough to be able to read, perhaps think twice before complaining
too loudly about subtitles.
Radiance screens Saturday February 3rd at 1:30 pm and
Thursday February 8th at 9:15 pm at Capitol 6. Buy your tickets HERE.
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