Andy Holzer is an extreme mountaineer and has climbed six of the "Seven Summits". What distinguishes him from other professional mountaineers? He is blind. For "Unter Blinden - The Extreme Life of Andy Holzer" Eva Spreitzhofer embarks on a journey into a strange, unknown world for sighted people.
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This Best Short Subject Academy Award winning film begins in the spring of 1940, just before the Nazi occupation of the Benelux countries, and ends immediately after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. It chronicles how the people of "Main Street America", the country's military forces, and its industrial base were completely transformed when the decision was made to gear up for war. Original footage is interspersed with contemporary newsreels and stock footage.
