She lost her eye and found her vision — through a camera lens.
A slice-of-life documentary following Ulla, a blind woman adjusting to life after eye removal surgery. With the help of her guide dog, Laina, she navigates Helsinki while pursuing a prosthetic eye and a deeper understanding of photography.
Sound
Audio storytelling that makes blindness cinematic
Editing
Patient observation without exploitation
Cinematography
Blur and focus as emotional language
Director
Ábel Szeszler
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The ocularist profession — crafting fake eyes since the 1800s — remains wildly underdocumented on film.
Director Ábel Szeszler spent months building trust before filming; Ulla controlled all audio descriptions herself.
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