The Post-9/11
world has forever changed our notion of privacy. There are now
approximately 30 million surveillance cameras generating more than 4
billion hours of footage every week in the United States. And the
numbers are only growing. The average American is captured over 200
times a day – in department stores, gas stations, changing
rooms, and even public bathrooms. No one is spared from the relentless,
unblinking eye of cameras hidden in every nook and cranny of day-to-day
life.
Shot entirely from the point of view of the security cameras. Adam
Rifkin's "Look" follows several interweaving, storylines over the course of
a random week in a random city.
A high school English teacher tries his best to be a decent husband; a
department store floor manager uses the warehouse for more than just
storage; a Mini-Mart clerk has big dreams; a lawyer struggles with a
sexual dilemma; and two sociopaths thrive on ruining the lives of
random strangers. "Look" tells five private stories which unfold before
the prying eye of the covert camera to chilling effect.
We all choose to hide aspects our lives from those around us, whether
it is as benign as picking our noses in an empty elevator or something
much darker. "Look" poses the pivotal question: Are we always alone
when we think we are?
