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Summary TRIUMPH OF INSIGHT is an ambitious 61-minute documentary film that takes a fresh look at the genius of one of the Arab world's most insightful artists. Nasser Al-Yousif lived true to his art. He prolifically painted stories which preserved customs, traditions and heritage. He had overcome challenges and continued to produce highly acclaimed art even after he had completely lost his sight. This documentary film takes an intimate look at this artist through interviews with his fellow artists. Filmed in Bahrain, Paris and New York, it reflects on a life lived with integrity and dedication for art. The film explores the subjects he depicted through a period of explosive change in his country and the region. It reflects on the nature of his art and his continuous quest of relating his stories through various media; from oils on canvas through to linoleum-cut prints, a material he resorted to after he had lost his sight completely due to illness, but continued to produce block prints using the sense of touch alone until his death some fifteen years later. The last part of Nasser Al-Yousif's life is a testament to art truly crossing boundaries - even that of loss of sight - and proves that if insight is present, even sight becomes secondary. By visiting Nasser Al-Yousif's powerful story, this film provides an unprecedented opportunity to empower, engage and enlighten a new generation of artists and art lovers, and dispel the myth that art has any boundaries. View more details