I Shall See

Directed by Mercedes Stalenhoef
Netherlands
2025
96 mins

Synopsis

After being blinded in a freak accident, a young diver retreats into the elemental world of dreams as she adjusts to her new reality at a rehabilitation centre. IFFR 2025.

Lot (Aiko Beemsterboer) is an aspiring maritime archaeologist with an eye for the world’s natural beauty and high hopes for the future. The spirited teen regularly goes on deep sea dives with her boyfriend and close-knit group of friends. But when a celebration goes awry, Lot finds herself irreversibly blinded. Forced into a disorienting new reality, she struggles to accept her new home, a rehab centre for the visually impaired. Only in her dreams – which she both dreads and desires – can Lot see and swim again. Delicately handled, sensual and grounded by an incredible central performance, this moving, Rotterdam-selected character study shows how agency and friendship can surface in the murkiest waters.

Limited seats are available for patrons requiring access for wheelchairs, low vision and hearing loop. Please contact our ticketing team directly on 1300 733 733 or tickets@sff.org.au to complete your booking.

Mercedes Stalenhoef tosses away the rose-tinted glasses and offers us a beautiful cinematic take on the multifaceted experience of blindness without shying away from its jagged edges.
Olivia Popp, International Film Festival Rotterdam 2025

Tickets

Thu 5 June 2025, 6:15pm
Palace Central - Cinema 1
WheelchairSubtitledAssisted Listening
Mon 9 June 2025, 6pm
Palace Norton St - Cinema 3
WheelchairSubtitledAssisted Listening
  • Program Strand
  • Original Title
    IK ZAL ZIEN
  • Year
    2025
  • Classification
    Unclassified 18+
  • Country
    Netherlands
  • Language
    In Dutch with English subtitles
  • Director
    Mercedes Stalenhoef
  • Producer
    Rogier Kramer, Laura Bouwmeester
  • Cast
    Aiko Mila Beemsterboer, Minne Koole, Roman Derwig
  • Screenwriter
    Britt Snel, Mercedes Stalenhoef
  • Cinematographer
    Mark van Aller
  • Editor
    Mieneke Kramer
  • Genre
  • Premiere
    International Premiere
  • Company Credits
    Production Company: Labyrint Film
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