A short doc about Gordon Gund who lost his sight in 1970 when he was about 30 years old. The former Cleveland Cavaliers owner has devoted his life to fighting blindness. Gund is now 77.
Gordon went blind due to an inherited retinal degenerative disease called retinitis pigmentosa.
It's a wonderful short doc that uses Joni Mitchell's Both Sides Now in its score.
The Illumination shows a kid who was born blind and was able to regain his sight as an 8 year old due to gene therapy developed by Gund's Foundation of Fighting Blindness. His name is Yannick Duwe from Belgian and he's about 18 years old now. Yannick was the first. To date, approximately 100 people have regained their sight due to Gund's foundation.
Gordon is a great, great man. And his wife is a great, great woman.
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