In 2018, Edith Lemay and Sébastien Pelletier discovered that three of their children were diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa, leading to blindness. Instead of succumbing to despair, they embraced an adventure to create vivid memories for their children. The documentary "Blink" showcases their journey across 15 countries, aiming to fill the children's minds with beautiful images from their travels rather than just looking at pictures. Produced by National Geographic, the film captures the family's determination to live fully and cherish experiences before vision loss takes hold.
"The hardest part with the diagnosis was the inaction," Lemay says near the beginning of Blink, a new documentary about the family. They were confronted with the challenge of adapting an adventure-filled life to their children's impending blindness.
"Let's go all in and fill their visual memory with as many beautiful things as we can," she said, demonstrating a determination to prioritize experiences over inaction, seeking to enrich her children's lives.
"Do you think, even if you couldn't see, you'd be able to enjoy a place like this?" Lemay asks her daughter, raising a poignant question about the ability to appreciate beauty beyond sight.
National Geographic produced the film, and the family's trip is perfectly in line with that brand's hunger for vivid, glossy, full-color panoramas, capturing experiences they want their children to remember.
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