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Malaysian blind football documentary Eye on the Ball gives a glimpse into a severely marginalised world, says director — TODAYonline
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— "It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye." So said the fox in Antoine de Saint-Exupery's infamous 1943 novella The Little Prince. Nearly 80 years on, the magnitude of these wise words is still being felt.
Meet Malaysian director Yihwen Chen, whose maiden feature-length documentary Eye on the Ball follows a group of aspiring blind footballers in their journey to try to defend the Asean Para Games and also qualify for the World Blind Football Championships…
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Eye on the Ball (2020)Today OnlineYihwen Chen
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