Look into My Eyes (film)

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Look into My Eyes
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Directed by Lana Wilson
Produced by
  • Kyle Martin
  • Lana Wilson
Cinematography Stephen Maing
Edited byHannah Buck
Production
companies
Distributed by A24
Release dates
  • January 22, 2024 (2024-01-22)(Sundance)
  • September 6, 2024 (2024-09-06)(United States)
Running time
108 minutes [1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Look into My Eyes is a 2024 American documentary film, directed and produced by Lana Wilson. It follows a group of psychics in New York City, conducting intimate readings for their clients.

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It had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 22, 2024. It was released on September 6, 2024, by A24, and received positive reviews from critics. It was named one of the top 5 documentary films of 2024 by the National Board of Review. [2]

Premise

A group of psychics in New York City conduct intimate readings for their clients.

Production

In March 2022, it was announced Lana Wilson would direct and produce a documentary film revolving around psychics in New York City. [3] Catapult Film Fund and Artemis Rising provided financing for the film, with A24 producing and distributing. [4] [5] [6] [7]

Release

It had its world premiere at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival on January 22. [8] It later screened at True/False Film Festival on March 1, 2024. [9] It was released by A24 on September 6, 2024. [10]

Reception

Critical reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 90% of 48 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.2/10.The website's consensus reads: "More interested in the psychology of psychics than the veracity of their craft, Look Into My Eyes is an entertaining documentary that finds humanity in the supernatural." [11] Metacritic , which uses a weighted average , assigned the film a score of 78 out of 100, based on 17 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. [12]

Matt Zoller Seitz of RogerEbert.com gave the film four out of four stars and wrote, "It may seem fragmented, elusive, or 'arty' to modern audiences who aren't into older movies and have no reference point for what they're watching. Hopefully not, though, because it's an often profound and touching documentary that engages your attention differently than movies usually do." [13]

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References

  1. ↑ "Look Into My Eyes". Sundance Film Festival . Retrieved December 9, 2023.
  2. ↑ "2024 Archives". National Board of Review. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
  3. ↑ Vourlias, Christopher (March 28, 2022). "'Taylor Swift: Miss Americana' Director Lana Wilson Peels Back the Curtain on Psychics in Her Latest Documentary". Variety . Retrieved December 9, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Look Into My Eyes". Catapult Film Fund. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Pyschics". Artemis Rising Foundation . Retrieved December 9, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Look Into My Eyes". A24 . Retrieved December 9, 2023.
  7. ↑ Barraclough, Leo (March 14, 2024). "Lana Wilson's Sundance Film 'Look Into My Eyes,' About Psychics in New York, Boarded by Dogwoof (Exclusive)". Variety. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
  8. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony; Patten, Dominic (December 6, 2023). "Sundance Unveils Packed 2024 Lineup That Includes A.I., Pedro Pascal, Kristen Stewart, Satan, Devo & Steven Yeun". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved December 6, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Look Into My Eyes". True/False Film Festival . Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Film Forum July-September 2024" (PDF). Film Forum . Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  11. ↑ "Look into My Eyes". Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango Media . Retrieved December 16, 2024.
  12. ↑ "Look into My Eyes". Metacritic . Fandom, Inc. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  13. ↑ Zoller Seitz, Matt (September 6, 2024). "Look Into My Eyes". RogerEbert.com . Retrieved September 8, 2024.
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