Here's Looking At You

I like the candidness in this. Honest I think, something you could never really do at a party or on the street, but still honest (and I mean that in the best possible way). I often wonder about social dynamics and their disconnections, particularly those inside the western world.. Is it just "because of the times"? Does approachability always go hand in hand with guardedness?

Great conversation :)

This is one of my favorite pods so far on Current

Some people were really different than what the others thought they were.

Really interesting to see how people judge others. I wonder if they were shown the other videos after. Like the full ones.

Hm. The differences between what they look at and how they attach that to character interests me. If the eyes are the window to the soul, then the mouth is the door.

You can tell much more about the people making the face value judgments than about the subjects they were judging. Some seemed very fearful of strangers, others were open and more friendly. This film informed me more about the power of projection, than the power of someones appearance, as that can be perceived radically differently depending whose doing the perceiving.

Beautiful reserved piece, quite poignant.

A great pod which illustrates the danger of preconceptions. Although the pod is very static (lack change in camera angle or movement), the subject matter is so compelling that it keeps the viewers interested. Unfortunately, I feel that the ending of the pod lacks closure. A brief description of the people (i.e. job, age, etc) at the very end of the pod would help strengthen the notion that we too, the audience, also participated in stereotyping and that our assumptions may or may not have been correct.

This is refreshing. You can tell more about the individuals presumed descriptions of those they are viewing than you can by simply viewing them alone. The faces don't really give anything away do they? But their reactions to others give everything away.

Very nicely done.

I know it's hard 2 believe..but I NEVER judge a book by it's cover...which is probley why I get hurt so easily...But what a person looks like has nothing 2 do w/ who they are & what they know...If I judge anything it's what knowledge they have & how quickly they are 2 giveing it & in what way, as well...If a person doesn't give knowledge right when possible by conversation...I sense it and walk away...secrets don't make friends...I have an ability most don't know how 2 use...I am an empath...I can feel thoughts...I don't know what the thoughts are but I can feel the feeling that they feel of these ideas...so I c more than most...which is not as cool as it sounds...It can be very painful when in conversation w/ some1 u believe 2 understand you, 2 think a thought that shows feeling otherwise....so it's almost as if I'm a human lie detector....This I feel is because I, truely, c people 4 who they are(electrical pulsastions of feeling)...and not what they want u 2 c....I c beyond the fronts & lies from others....I c the TRUE FEELINGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's too bad I am one of few....obviously!*Pure TRUTH*True PEACE*Total LOVE/UNDERSTANDING*

Loved the concept on this one. Quite good.

I really liked this piece, especially because it applies to everyone, everywhere. Wonderful job.

Brilliant. Its very captivating. Such a simple idea but very original. I can imagine this would work really well as an installation piece.

This was fantastic. that lady at the end looked kinda young for how old she probably was. (and then the dude at the end was like "Old lady...working class".)

she didn't look like an old lady.

so amazing

Reminds me of a study I read about somewhere (maybe in a New Yorker article?) years ago, which found that in job interviews, most employers have made up their minds about five seconds after first seeing the applicant. First impressions can be critical.

thoughtful, telling~at times, quite sad. The "older woman" looks as if she's been hit. Self-perception vs. others' view-damn. Great topic, an interesting socail experiment. The little boy seemed to be crying at one point. Is he more honest than the rest?

Wow! All these people judging each other without knowing anything about the other person! Also, it's interesting to see the stark difference between what people think of themselves and how others see them.

Very clever and original. I like this a lot.

brilliant... loved it.

Ah! I loved this! Absolutely riveting. Bravo on the restraint & stark simplicity.

it's amazing how many times the same thing was said about one person. it makes you wonder, are first impressions based on what life experiences has taught us as indeviduals, or are they based on instants and intuition?

Maybe this provides justification in our obsession with how we look and appear to others, why we behave as if acting in front of an imaginary audience even though we may be alone. This pod was very well done and invokes much thought. The dichotomy in some of the responses were very apparent, all falling prey to certain prejudices, but I guess that's what the entire pod was about.

A perfect example of judging a book by its cover!

this was interesting as hell. How people perceive each other based on appearance.