Premiering on HBO on July
18, OPEN YOUR EYES is a heartfelt and uplifting documentary that brings
viewers high up the Himalayan mountains of Nepal to witness
extraordinary moments of beauty and humanity as doctors restore eyesight
to villagers who have been blind for decades.
The acclaimed film is directed by Irene Taylor Brodsky (Beware the Slenderman, Hear and Now) and produced by world renowned philanthropist and epidemiologist Dr. Larry Brilliant,
who has devoted his life to combating the world's most pressing global
health issues. The former director of Google's philanthropy division
and current Chairman of the Board of the Skoll Global Threats Fund, Dr.
Brilliant was instrumental in the World Health Organization’s successful
mission to eradicate Smallpox. He was recognized for his remarkable achievements in the TIME 100,
with his story written by President Jimmy Carter who wrote that Dr.
Brilliant’s “humanitarian spirit and grasp of science make him one of
our leading social entrepreneurs.”
The film features the original song "Open Your Eyes", composed by Pakistani rock star Salman Ahmad and featuring vocals from iconic musician and humanitarian Peter Gabriel. Often referred to as the "Bono of Asia", Ahmad and his band Junoon have sold tens of millions of records worldwide.
OPEN YOUR EYES (HBO, Monday, July 18) is
a heartfelt and uplifting documentary following the extraordinary
journey of Manisara and Durga, an elderly couple in a remote mountain
village in Nepal. Living for decades under the Himalayan sun, their
eyes have slowly turned milky white with cataracts that have left them
completely blind. When a team of eye specialists combing the
mountainside village presents an opportunity for a free surgery to
restore their sight, the couple begins a life-changing journey down the
mountain to see again.
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