In a world of body shape-altering apps and skin-blurring filters, it might be hard to remind ourselves that real beauty comes from inside. Blind Beauty, a moving latest film by director Gillian Zinser, focuses on young people living with sight impairment and the way they perceive beauty, identity, and body image.
Presented by Nowness, the sensory collage of interviews with children and young adults on the sight loss spectrum emphasises how our internal beliefs are infinitely more vital than the pictures we’re presented with. “To me, beauty means having the ability to express myself,” one in all the film’s blind or partially-sighted voices explains, with one other stating that it’s “the connections that we make with others”.Commissioned by Art Beyond Sight...
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