The Weight of Sight

Jan 23, 2024

0h 20m

★ 0.0

Overview

The Weight of Sight is a playful and very personal essay where director Truls Krane Meby, through a massive archive of his own material - anything from DV-tapes to 35mm - explores the last 20 years of digital development - how it’s influenced the images we make, and our bodies. What kind of images do we get of the world now that everyone is a photographer, and what does it do with how we unfold our identities? How has the internet both captured and freed us? And will Truls even dare to show this film?

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Lofoten Film Collective

Mattima Films AS

Altibox

Krane Meby Film

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Cast

"Truls Krane Meby"

Truls Krane Meby

The Whisperer

Sarah Timm

YouTuber

Frederik von Lüttichau

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