Seeing Through the Darkness digs deep furrows into the minds of viewers. – Martin Bilodeau (Mediafilm)

The approach taken by Seeing Through the Darkness succeeds in developing a system of reasoning of remarkable strength and precision. – Samy Benammar (Panorama-cinéma)

The result is a stimulating cinematic experience, at times immersive, at times reflective, without resorting to easy pathos, making wonderful use of the resources of its medium. – Cédric Laval (24 Images)

In this film where blindness is ever-present, the images speak for themselves. Simon Plouffe offers a perfect balance between testimonies and silences. The words are sparing. The visual and sound editing is convincing. The film breathes deeply, imposing nothing. – André Duchesne (La Presse)

A sensory experience, guided by the deafening noise of wars. And above all by the words of these visually impaired individuals who unfold their stories for us in profoundly human fragments. – Magdaline Boutros (Le Devoir)

The director’s work of memorial excavation proves so valuable, confronting us once again with the cycles and dead ends of a history whose ignorance keeps pushing us to endlessly repeat its horrors, multiplying its victims ad vitam aeternam. – Olivier Thibodeau (Panorama-cinéma)

Incredible sound work in the film. The more the image is altered, the more the perception of ambiances and sounds gains in meaning. – Catherine Lemieux Lefebvre (CinéBulles)

It’s a masterpiece. It’s truly extraordinary. – Brendan Kelly (Culture Club – Ici Radio-Canada)

(Quotes translated from the original French.)