Sound of Sunshine - Sound of Rain poster

Sound of Sunshine - Sound of Rain( 1983)

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Oscar nominated animated short film from 1983. A blind boy visualizes what he hears and experiences on a regular basis.

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      Damon Hines

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      Lisa Bonet

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      Ron Glass

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      Janet MacLachlan

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      Joseph Stern

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      Jimmy Arone

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Fri Jun 20 2025
    I don’t think I’ve ever encountered quite such a touchingly acoustic way of tackling bigotry, but it’s done remarkably effectively in this short feature. A young blind lad wakes up in the morning hoping that it will be a nice day and that he can then go to the park. His senses immediately go into overdrive as he gleans from what he can hear and small and feel that the sun is, indeed, out. His mum is working hard and so agrees, reluctantly, to his sister taking him out and leaving him on his own for a few hours whilst she studies. In the park, he has everything carefully measured out so he knows...

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    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Keywords

    • woman director