Sound of Sunshine - Sound of Rain

Oscar nominated animated short film from 1983. A blind boy visualizes what he hears and experiences on a regular basis.

Cast

Damon Hines

Lisa Bonet

Ron Glass

Janet MacLachlan

Joseph Stern

Jimmy Arone

Reviews

CinemaSerf

I don’t think I’ve ever encountered quite such a touchingly acoustic way of tackling bigotry, but it’s done remarkably effectively in this short feature. A young blind lad wakes up in the morning hoping that it will be a nice day and that he can then go to the park. His senses immediately go into ov...

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