At a blind school in the Czech Republic, the children exuberantly show off their remarkable talents – as musicians, as radio announcers, as daredevil bike riders and, most extraordinary of all, as photographers. 

Miroslav Janek’s documentary is a true eye-opener about the resilience, adaptability and creativity of children, faced with whatever challenge the world throws at them.

Miroslav Janek began as an amateur filmmaker. In 1980 he emigrated to the United States where he worked with a number of documentarists (e.g. Godfrey Reggio).

Janek and his wife Tonička Janková, the film’s editor, have been making television documentaries since their return to the Czech Republic.

This film is a modest but powerful gem. It is a witty and heart-warming portrayal of humble existence that extends itself beyond the visible as we know it. 

The Unseen is a celebration of life in which these delightful children attest that creativity and joie de vivre have no boundaries.

(1996 – Best Documentary Film ex aequo at KVIFF)

Timings

13:30 - Doors open
14:00 - Screening starts