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In the wake of a shocking diagnosis that three of their four kids had retinitis pigmentosa, a rare genetic disease that causes blindness, Edith and Sébastien Pelletier decided to take their family on a whirlwind year of travel, so their children could fill up a visual memory bank of beautiful images around the world before they lost their sight completely. Following a bucket list written by the kids, the Pelletiers embark on a safari in Namibia, horseback riding in Mongolia, surfing in Indonesia, and countless other escapades, all while processing the disease that’s taking their vision.
Working with National Geographic, Oscar-winning directors Daniel Roher and Edmund Stenson (Navalny) capture breathtaking vistas, the far-ranging beauty of planet Earth in a way most of us will never experience first-hand, but also cultivate a powerfully inspirational vision of family and the resiliency of the human spirit. What begins as a childhood fantasia of exotic locales and globe-trotting adventures becomes a bittersweet journey of reflection, self-discovery, and heartwarming family connection.
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Edith Lemay, Sébastien Pelletier, Mia Pelletier, Léo Pelletier, Colin Pelletier, Laurent Pelletier
USA/Canada
2024
In French and English with English subtitles
Open to youth!
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Executive Producer
Amit Dey, Bob Moore
Producer
Melanie Miller, Diane Becker
Cinematography
Jean-Sébastien Francoeur
Editor
Ryan Mullins, Miranda Yousef
Original Music
Tamar-kali
Edmund Stenson
Edmund Stenson’s work as director, producer, and editor spans documentary and fiction, focusing on social issues, loners, and nomads. He was an associate editor on the BAFTA and Oscar-winning Navalny (2022). His 2018 CBC documentary Finding Fukue went viral with over 14 million views, and The Martyr (2021) won Best Short Doc at Atlanta Shortsfest and FilmQuest. His editing credits include Being Black in Toronto (2020) and Ghosts of Our Forest (2017).
Daniel Roher
Daniel Roher is a Canadian documentary director and producer. His film Once Were Brothers, which explores the legendary Robbie Robertson and The Band, opened the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival. In 2022, Roher’s film Navalny, about the Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival where it won the U.S. Documentary Audience Award. It went on to win Best Documentary Feature at the 95th Academy Awards.
Filmography: Ghosts of Our Forest (2017); Once Were Brothers (2019); Navalny (2022)
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