All Light, Everywhere
{{Infobox film
| name = All Light, Everywhere
| image = All Light Everywhere Poster.jpeg
| alt =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Theo Anthony
| producer = {{Plainlist|
- Riel Roch-Decter
- Sebastian Pardo
- Jonna McKone
}}
| writer = Theo Anthony
| music = Dan Deacon
| cinematography = Corey Hughes
| editing = Theo Anthony
| production_companies = {{Plainlist|
- MEMORY
- Sandbox Films
}}
| distributor = Super LTD
| released = {{Film date|2021|1|31|Sundance|2021|6|4|United States}}
| runtime = 109 minutes{{cite web|url=https://fpg.festival.sundance.org/film-info/5fd0a23c4ec3e8660a5ded35|title=All Light Everywhere|website=Sundance Film Festival|access-date=February 17, 2021}}
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
| gross = $37,266{{cite web|url= https://m.the-numbers.com/movie/All-Light-Everywhere-(2021)#tab=box-office|title=All Light, Everywhere|website=The Numbers|access-date=July 2, 2021}}
}}
All Light, Everywhere is a 2021 American documentary film written and directed by Theo Anthony. It follows the biases on how humans see things, focusing primarily on the use of police body cameras.
The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 31, 2021, where the film won the U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Nonfiction Experimentation. It was released on June 4, 2021, by Super LTD.
Synopsis
The film follows the biases inherent to the way humans physically see the world, focusing primarily on the usage of police body cameras and other forms of police surveillance, but also tracing studies of solar eclipses as well as the parallel development of automatic weapons with the motion picture camera.
Release
The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 31, 2021.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/sundance-film-festival-announces-2021-lineup-1234854059/|title=Sundance Film Festival Lineup Features 38 First-Time Directors, Including Rebecca Hall and Robin Wright|website=Variety|first=Peter|last=Debruge|date=December 15, 2020|access-date=February 17, 2021}} Shortly after, Super LTD, the boutique film division of Neon, acquired U.S. distribution rights to the film.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/02/neon-super-ltd-all-light-everywhere-sundance-film-festival-documentary-acquisition-1234695318/|title=NEON Boutique Label SUPER LTD Acquires Sundance Winning Documentary 'All Light, Everywhere'|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|date=February 17, 2021|access-date=February 17, 2021}} It was released on June 4, 2021.{{cite web|url= https://thefilmstage.com/40-films-to-see-this-summer-2021-movie-preview/|title=40 Films To See This Summer|website=The Film Stage|date=April 27, 2021|accessdate=April 28, 2021}}
Reception
All Light, Everywhere received positive reviews from film critics. It holds a 93% rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 57 reviews, with a weighted average of 7.90/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "All Light, Everywhere poses thought-provoking questions about our view of objective reality -- and the implications for our growing reliance on surveillance technology".{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/all_light_everywhere|title=All Light, Everywhere|website=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=June 12, 2021}} On Metacritic, the film holds a rating of 74 out of 100, based on 9 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/all-light-everywhere|title=All Light, Everywhere|website=Metacritic|access-date=June 12, 2021}} The Hollywood Reporter picked the film to be among the best of films released so far in 2021 as of early July 2021.{{cite news |last1=Linden |first1=Sheri |title=The Hollywood Reporter Critics Pick the Best Films of 2021 (So Far) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/best-films-2021-1234972119/ |access-date=4 July 2021 |work=Hollywood Reporter |date=4 July 2021}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|13622074}}
- {{Rotten Tomatoes|all_light_everywhere}}
Category:American documentary films
Category:2021 documentary films
Category:2020s English-language films