Synopsis
With Antoine, filmmaker Laura Bari treats us to a sensitive portrait of a six-year-old boy, one like any other, except that he’s blind. We follow Antoine in his classes, playing with friends, skating, and visiting family. We accompany him on imaginary excursions as a detective, listen to him as a radio host, and sit shotgun as he drives his parents’ car. Antoine allows us access back into childhood since this isn’t a film about the struggles of a blind child but rather one about the real and imaginary world of childhood.
A word from Tënk
« Normally, when you watch a film, there is a beginning, a middle, and an end—a very concrete story. Here, it was more a presentation of the life of a young child, his daily routine, his perspective. I felt as though I myself were a child, accompanying Antoine like a friend […] There is a beautiful message behind the film: inclusion, children’s innocence, play. It makes you want not to get stuck in the worries of everyday life. »
Annette Laliberté Herrera
Québéco–Costa Rican, living in Quebec since 2017
