Mathieu n'a jamais peur dans le noir parce qu'il y vit toujours. Il cache des yeux partout, dans ses mains, dans ses pieds et surtout dans ses oreilles. Cette semaine, ses parents lui font une surprise pour son anniversaire et le petit détective a bien hâte de découvrir ce que c'est! Réalisé par Nicola Lemay, Les yeux noirs une adaptation animée en stéréoscopie 3D du roman jeunesse de Gilles Tibo. This animated film tells the story of Matthew, a boy who is never afraid of the dark. Since he's been in darkness all his life, Matthew has eyes where other people only have hands, feet or ears. This week is Matthew's birthday and he's very curious about the surprise his parents are preparing for him. Can he find it? In this film adpated from his popular children's book, Les yeux noirs, author Gilles Tibo teams up with animator Nicola Lemay to open viewers' eyes to what it's like to live with a visual impairment.

- Adapted from the children's book Les yeux noirs by Gilles Tibo - Audio in English/French with optional descriptive audio and subtitles in English/French on DVD version only; - Animation technique used: 3D stereoscopic line drawings. Also available in Streaming on nfb.ca.