All Light, Everywhere

Released Jun 4, 2021

1 hr. 45 min.

Documentary

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ALL LIGHT, EVERYWHERE is an exploration of the shared histories of cameras, weapons, policing and justice. As surveillance technologies become a fixture in everyday life, the film interrogates the complexity of an objective point of view, probing the biases inherent in both human perception and the lens.

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Critics Consensus

All Light, Everywhere poses thought-provoking questions about our view of objective reality -- and the implications for our growing reliance on surveillance technology.

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Dsis1

While they covered some interesting material, it was a bit of an in cohesive mess. It seemed that they were trying so hard to make an "artistic film" that they sacrificed actually going anywhere. We almost left during it a few times, but kept hoping it was going to come to some real point or conclusions. Other than esoteric statements, it never did.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

06/26/21

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Ravenswood R

Dull and unfocused doc that would have benefited from a lot more thought and effort in writing, editing, and filming. Seems like more was planned or should have been included, but they spent their budget on filming a couple of things, and didn't have enough left to film or research anything else. Interesting topics and historical events are introduced, then dropped and we go back to the two central parts which are following a salesman around his company, and a police training session where 15 minutes of this film are devoted to officers being shown how to turn a camera on and off. Needed research, ideas, and something to say about the topics chosen. 20% of this is interesting, the rest is not.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/24/24

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Amy L

Fascinating and artfully crafted documentary which has left an indelible mark on me. I will permanently see the world differently because of this film. The connections between the history of photography and guns, the Axon footage and its influence, and how pervasive it all is today. Loved it!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/27/22

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Ethan T

A masterful smorgasbord of phenomenology, human biases, police technology and the act of recording. The presentation is slick and smooth, allowing the audience to easily comprehend the numerous concepts and explorations that the director tackles. The score by Dan Deacon is amazing and adds to the artful nature of the documentary.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/18/22

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shane d

A well constructed and interesting documentary spoilt by inexperienced, borderline unprofessional camerawork.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

Interesting aspects, but very disjointed. Written "narration" portions were odd and poorly done. Too much time on axon body cams. Other portions poorly edited which wasted lots of time. Overall, probably not worth it and can get better evaluation of these topics in 15min on a show like 60 minutes, instead of 2 hours spent on this documentary….

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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Theo Anthony

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Keaver Brenai

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Keaver Brenai

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Jonna McKone

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Sebastian Pardo

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Riel Roch-Decter

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Edward Porter

Times (UK)

The actual stuff the film sees, however, is pretty interesting.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 8, 2022

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

While it doesn’t quite cohere into a neat central thesis, the film did leave me with both the means and the inclination to do some further thinking on the subject.

Rated: 4/5

Jul 24, 2022

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Phuong Le

Guardian

While the effort put into research for this documentary is commendable, ultimately the aestheticisation of the information dampens its impact.

Rated: 3/5

Jul 18, 2022

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Greg Carlson

Vague Visages

All Light, Everywhere succeeds on the basis of Anthony’s editorial choices; the whole is greater than the sum of its parts, which by themselves constitute several chapters or mini-documentaries capable of dropping one’s jar.

Jul 28, 2023

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Kathy Fennessy

Video Librarian Magazine

Anthony brings a lot of intriguing ideas into play about vision, technology, and how the two have tangled in myriad ways throughout the centuries, often with weaponry and state control involved in troubling ways.

Rated: 3.5/5

Mar 2, 2023

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Christopher Machell

CineVue

Combining hallucinatory and often abstract visuals, history, and conventional fly-on-the-wall filmmaking, All Light, Everywhere is a fascinating experiment in documentary form.

Rated: 5/5

Jul 25, 2022

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Synopsis

ALL LIGHT, EVERYWHERE is an exploration of the shared histories of cameras, weapons, policing and justice. As surveillance technologies become a fixture in everyday life, the film interrogates the complexity of an objective point of view, probing the biases inherent in both human perception and the lens.

Director: Theo Anthony
Executive Producer: Greg Boustead, David Dolby, Natasha Dolby, Jessica Harrop, Tim Nash
Screenwriter: Theo Anthony
Distributor: Super LTD
Production Co: Sandbox Films, Nice Shoes, Memory
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 4, 2021, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 31, 2021
Box Office (Gross USA): $37.3K

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