- 2024
- 1 h 12 m
SummaryOnlookers offers a visually striking, immersive meditation on travel and tourism in Laos, reflecting on how we all live as observers. Traversing the country's dusty roads and tranquil rivers, we watch as elaborate painterly tableaus unfold, revealing the whimsical and at times disruptive interweaving of locals and foreigners in rest and play. Dra...
Directed By:Kimi Takesue
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Feb 15, 2024
70
Onlookers is a novel exercise in audio and visual presentation. Natural light, loads of wild sound, and the environment of Laos are presented plainly with zero artifices or embellishments. If you’re looking for a new kind of travel film, this is for you.
Feb 16, 2024
63
On its surface, “Onlookers” is a movie that can be described very simply. For about an hour and twenty minutes, a series of very neatly composed shots depict natives of Laos and tourists observing a variety of sights and sites.
Feb 15, 2024
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Onlookers lacks specificity in its execution, making for a plodding experience across a short runtime.
Feb 15, 2024
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This is a concept in search of a movie, and an academic exercise that doesn’t give observers much to work with.
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Production Company:
- Kimikat Productions
Release Date:Feb 16, 2024
Duration:1 h 12 m
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Awards
Slamdance Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Cinéma du Réel
• 1 Nomination
Asian American International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
