Light Through the Blindfold

A film by Alireza Kazemipour

Logline

Maryam Salehizadeh, an Iranian-Canadian goalball athlete with just five percent vision, is offered a surgery that could partially restore her sight. As memories and dreams resurface, she begins to question her identity, what it truly means to see, and whether she is ready to live a life filled with light.

Written & directed by

Alireza Kazemipour

Produced by

Sina Nazarian, Sepehr Samimi

Consulting producer

Mackenzie Stannard

Featuring

Maryam Salehizadeh

Cinematography

Sepehr Samimi

Editor

Elika Rezaee

Composer

Mehrdad Jafari Raad

Sound design

Eli Haligua

Production

Understory Films

Awards & Festivals