Monika

Contributor(s):

Material type: Film

FilmPublisher number: 1364089 | KanopyPublisher: Filmakademie Baden-Wurttemberg, 2011Publisher: [San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2017Description: 1 online resource (streaming video file) (55 minutes): digital, .flv file, soundContent type:

two-dimensional moving image

Media type:

video
computer

Carrier type:

online resource

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

Online resources:

Summary: Barely out of her teens, dependent on her family and extremely nearsighted, Monika, 20, desperately wants to pass her driving test. She undertakes a risky eye laser operation which fails and she loses her sight. Her fragile mother cracks under the strain of seeing her daughter blind and defenceless. Through this Monika shows her own inner strength and fights for her independence. A year later she enrols in an apprenticeship as a physical therapist. She discovers a new sensual connection to the outside world and discovers a balance between disability and autonomy.

Holdings ( 0 )
Title notes ( 7 )

No physical items for this record

Title from title frames.

In Process Record.

Film

Originally produced by Filmakademie Baden-Wurttemberg in 2011.

Barely out of her teens, dependent on her family and extremely nearsighted, Monika, 20, desperately wants to pass her driving test. She undertakes a risky eye laser operation which fails and she loses her sight. Her fragile mother cracks under the strain of seeing her daughter blind and defenceless. Through this Monika shows her own inner strength and fights for her independence. A year later she enrols in an apprenticeship as a physical therapist. She discovers a new sensual connection to the outside world and discovers a balance between disability and autonomy.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

In English