Jury's Special Mention Award <br />We Care Filmfest 2011 <br />(Co-founded by UNESCO, United Nations Information Centre, India & Bhutan, National Trust (Government of India)). <br />May 2011 <br /> <br />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. <br /> <br />This is a story of the indomitable human spirit to brave all odds and emerge triumphant. <br /> <br />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.
