Mark Cousins Fights to Banish Banality, and Find New Ways of Looking at the World
Tim Dams You might find yourself looking at the world in a very different way after watching Mark Cousins’ latest documentary “The Story of Looking,” the closing night film of this year’s Sheffield DocFest.It’s an uplifting meditation on the power of looking, all at a time when we are more assailed by images than ever. The film begins as Cousins is preparing for surgery to restore his vision, and sees him explore the role that visual experience plays in our lives.