If I Ever Lose My Eyes is a multi-layered contemplation on the frontier between the visible and invisible worlds. The director sets out to explore the mysterious space where the illuminated stage ends and where stories open up behind the curtain, behind the “viewed”. She meets a number of remarkable characters, each of whom searches in their own way for something higher, in the physical or abstract sense, something that transcends everyday reality or the scheme of the visible. The film becomes the means of research that questions the act of viewing and emphasizes the significance of the invisible. It also reflects the relationship between the visible and film as a medium aiming to capture the observed surface and transcending the limits of viewing since the very beginnings of filmmaking.

Writer / Lea Petříková    Story / Lea Petříková    DoP / Jan Rousek    Editor / Jan Rousek    Sound / Vojtěch Zavadil

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