
Geronimo1967
I dont think Ive ever encountered quite such a touchingly acoustic way of tackling bigotry, but its done remarkably effectively in this short feature. A young blind lad wakes up in the morning hoping that it will be a nice day and that he can then go to the park. His senses immediately go into overdrive as he gleans from what he can hear and small and feel that the sun is, indeed, out. His mum is working hard and so agrees, reluctantly, to his sister taking him out and leaving him on his own for a few hours whilst she studies. In the park, he has everything carefully measured out so he knows exactly how many steps to take to safely and enjoyably navigate it. He even recognises the sound of the ice cream sellers bicycle and today that chap s...