Jury's Special Mention Award
We Care Filmfest 2011
(Co-founded by UNESCO, United Nations Information Centre, India & Bhutan, National Trust (Government of India)).
May 2011
Directed by Deepak Parvatiyar, the documentary, The Wizard of Needles, is an inspiring tale of a blind person, who fought his disabilities to become an acupuncturist.
This is a story of the indomitable human spirit to brave all odds and emerge triumphant.
The story revolves around a blind man Anil Kumar who perfects the art and science of inserting needles to heal others. The inspiring story talks about how physical disabilities cannot be a deterrent to one’s achievement and ambition to serve the humankind.