ALL YOU SEE
by Niki Padidar
synopsis
What if from one day to the next, you’re no longer seen, but instead are stared at? The leading characters in All You See have ended up in a new world where suddenly nothing seems to align. In their new lives in the Netherlands, they unintentionally provoke reactions on a daily basis. Even after many years, they still hear the same questions over and over again: where are you from, do you speak Dutch, do you tan in the sun? Contemplating questions of what it means to belong, who gets excluded, and how outsider status is continually reaffirmed, Padidar’s film foregrounds the sensation of being looked at. Honest, painful, and humorous encounters with three other ‘new comers’ to the Netherlands are stylistically interwoven between Padidar’s own personal history, opening up a vulnerable space of articulation with global resonance. A confessional collage with no simple outs, All You See turns the spotlight on all of us, while simultaneously asking: who is “us”?
international title: | All You See |
original title: | Al wat je ziet |
country: | Netherlands |
sales agent: | Filmotor |
year: | 2023 |
genre: | documentary |
directed by: | Niki Padidar |
film run: | 72' |
screenplay: | Niki Padidar |
cinematography by: | Jean Charles Counet, Jefrim Rothuizen |
film editing: | Niki Padidar |
music: | Fink |
producer: | Menna Laura Meijer |
executive producer: | Anjet Blinde, Jeffrey de Roode, Jelte Zonnenweld |
production: | mint film office |