Aria Mia Loberti, lead actor in the drama series “All the Light We Cannot See,” made history at the Golden Globes by bringing her guide dog, Ingrid, on the red carpet.
Guide Dogs for the Blind, who trained Ingrid, commented, “Everyone at Guide Dogs for the Blind was thrilled to see our client Aria Mia Loberti and her guide dog Ingrid walk the red carpetat the Golden Globe Awards this year. Representation is of critical importance and her role in ‘All the Light We Cannot See’ and ongoing presence in the media is game-changing.”
Loberti has an eye condition called Achromatopsia, making her legally blind. This didn’t stop her from becoming one of the very few visually impaired actors currently in Hollywood, and the first person with low vision to play a leading role in a television series.
Benjamin Parker ’26 commented, “Having an actor who is blind in a lead role on a television series is significant because I feel that blind people are overlooked in today’s society and they do not have proper representation or significance.”
“All the Light We Cannot See” is a Netflix adaptation of the 2014 Pulitzer Prize winning novel written by Anthony Doerr.
Set during WWII, the story follows a blind French girl searching for her father when her path collides with a German
soldier tasked with destroying anti-German radio broadcasts.
Librarian Danny Appel, who read the book, which was a choice for Riordan summer reading in the 2016-2017 school year, said, “I still think we have a long way to go as a society. There was an actress who was hearing impaired named Marlee Matlin many years ago who won an Academy Award for her role. She was one of the pioneers but we don’t see
too many, so I think this is a good breakthrough.”
