Blind Child, a documentary about children striving to see without their eyes…

To the public, the blind are mostly adults who have special niche jobs like massage therapy and music.

But where are the blind children?

They are usually with their mothers who must be their eyes while they learn to use their other senses to make sense of the world.

Howie Severino shadows several blind pre-schoolers whose parents must come to terms with the commitment and sacrifices of raising children who cannot see. He observes their interactions with the sighted world as they commute to school, wander their neighborhoods, and visit the Museo Pambata.

Howie stumbles upon the subject by chance when he meets Aleeia, a talkative five year old who introduces him to a new way of perceiving. He finds out Aleeia goes to a unique school in Cubao that teaches computers for the blind but instructs the parents too that their children can eventually go to regular schools and grow.

Among other kids Howie meets are blind twins and a family of three blind children. All of them are being raised to navigate the world safely alone.

Executive Producer: Ella Evangelista
Director: JJ Villamarin
Cameraman: Egay Navarro

Note: Howie Severino’s I-Witness documentary on GMA7 Monday August 27 at midnight, or after Saksi. Delayed by one or two days on Pinoy TV overseas.

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[via Sylvia Mayuga]