To See or Not to See explained

To See or Not to See
Director:Břetislav Pojar
Producer:Robert Verrall
Wolf Koenig
Starring:Severn Darden (voice)
Music:Genevieve Martin
Editing:Maurice Blackburn (sound and music)
Břetislav Pojar (sound and music)
Studio:National Film Board of Canada
Runtime:14 min, 31 seconds
Country:Canada
Language:English, French

To See or Not to See (French: Psychocratie) is a 1969 Canadian animated short film, directed by Břetislav Pojar for the National Film Board of Canada.[1]

An exploration of fear, the film centres on a scientist who develops a pair of glasses that allows the wearer to see reality instead of subjective perception, thus making fear less onerous and easier to overcome.[2]

To See or Not to See amusingly reflects on the habit of looking before one leaps. What Pojar shows us is the little person inside each of us, the cautious character we all know, who acts to keep us out of trouble but also keeps us in a state of defeat. Is there a cure for this reluctance to face up to life in the raw? The film shows that there is.[3]

Awards

Notes and References

  1. La Revue du cinéma, image et son. Ligue française de l'enseignement et de l'éducation permanente, 1978. p. 20.
  2. http://collections.cinematheque.qc.ca/recherche/oeuvres/fiche/20466-to-see-or-not-to-see "TO SEE OR NOT TO SEE"
  3. Web site: To See or Not to See . nfb.ca . National Film Board of Canada . 20 April 2023.
  4. "Canadian film best Berlin short". Toronto Star, 8 July 1969.
  5. http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/canadian-film-awards/ "Canadian Film Awards"

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