B1
Director Eduardo Moura, Felipe Braga
Countries Brazil
Duration 99 min
Synopsis
Medium Synopsis Antonio Tenorio is a B1: he’s totally blind, and he carries on his judo kimono the red circle that symbolizes it. The documentary follows this professional judo player, one of the few in the world to compete both in Paralympic and regular championships, as he prepares himself to fight for a fourth Paralympic gold medal, in Beijing. Filmed in Brazil, France and China, “B1” narrates an international journey through the point of view of a blind judoka, discovering the man behind the high‐performance athlete and investigating cinematographically his sensibility.
Medium Synopsis Antonio Tenorio is a B1: he’s totally blind, and he carries on his judo kimono the red circle that symbolizes it. The documentary follows this professional judo player, one of the few in the world to compete both in Paralympic and regular championships, as he prepares himself to fight for a fourth Paralympic gold medal, in Beijing. Filmed in Brazil, France and China, “B1” narrates an international journey through the point of view of a blind judoka, discovering the man behind the high‐performance athlete and investigating cinematographically his sensibility.