Careless Reef: 1. Preface

Gerard Holthuis

IndieLisboa 2006 • Laboratório

The Netherlands, Fiction, 2005, 4′

Preface is a film about seeing. What do we see in a face, and how do we decode what we see. Introduction to Holthuis’ series Careless Reef, six films about the world under the surface.

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