Born 100 days prematurely, Antoine is now five years old and he's blind. Watch this sensitive portrait of the real and imaginary life of Antoine, a boy detective who runs, drives, makes decisions, and hosts radio shows.

A sensitive portrait of the real and imaginary life of Antoine, a boy detective who runs, drives, makes decisions, hosts radio shows and adores simultaneous telephone conversations.

Born one hundred days prematurely, Antoine is now five years old and he is blind. He has, nevertheless, successfully integrated into his school.

Over the course of two years he uses a mini-boom microphone to discover and capture the sounds surrounding him. In this manner he co-created the soundtrack of this film.

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Just Six and Working on His Memoirs (Film Review by KenG - 4/18/11) After being immersed in the turbulence of Middle East politics (see my blog entries on JAFFA ORANGE and LAILA’S BIRTHDAY), a small puddle of sunshine appeared on my desk: a 47-minute bio doc called ANTOINE. It’s about the real and imaginary lives of Antoine Huong, a blind, six-year-old Vietnamese French Canadian. But don’t feel sorry for Antoine. He may be blind, but that doesn’t mean he can’t see...(read more)

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About Doc-Debut

This film originally aired as part of Doc-Debut, a series on Link TV highlighting unique and groundbreaking international documentary films. Each week features the U.S. television premiere of a new foreign doc, offering American audiences unprecedented perspectives on world events and culture, as seen through the eyes of individuals across the globe. The series also provides a unique outlet for films by independent directors and producers to reach a much wider international audience.

DOC-DEBUT airs every Sunday at 8pm Pacific and every Saturday at 8pm Eastern.