About
For the Moon is at Cinema The Pulse in Amsterdam on Saturday 21 November 2026 at 13:30. The video footage shows blind and partially sighted teenagers in Paris sharing their views on their disability.
What to expect
The video shows students at a boarding school for blind and partially sighted teenagers in Paris using their own footage to share their views on their disability with humor and perseverance, including abstract, sometimes hallucinatory images.
- Iris lost both eyes and is pain-free
- Jade prefers night and describes her eyelids
- Students show rooms and piano or typing tricks
- They enjoy music, sports and the camera
- Éric Baudelaire gave students small cameras
- Director and students shot the footage
- Images show other senses and resilience
Questions
When does For the Moon start and end?
For the Moon runs Saturday, 21 November 2026, 13:30.
Where is For the Moon?
For the Moon takes place at Cinema The Pulse, Hildegard von Bingenstraat 4, Amsterdam.
What does the video show?
Students at a boarding school for blind and partially sighted teenagers in Paris use their own video footage.
Iris describes losing both eyes and being glad she is no longer in pain.
Jade explains why she prefers nighttime and what happens behind her eyelids.
Students show their rooms and how they make music, play sports, play piano or type on a computer.
What do the students show?
They show viewers around their rooms and demonstrate techniques for playing piano blind or typing on a computer.
They also make music and play sports.
They playfully explore the camera.
Amsterdam
Getting there
Cinema The Pulse, Hildegard von Bingenstraat 4, 1081 LH Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, NL
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