B. A. D. Reviews

B. A. D. Reviews

Phantom India

1969

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Brett Alan Dewing
Jun 03, 2026
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I am not a fan of documentaries. I dislike their tone of omniscience. I hate their pretended objectivity—but I hate those with obvious agendas more. I don’t like the social contract that we will pay no attention to the man behind the curtain/camera. They almost all ignore the fact that observing a thing alters it—especially if you put a camera in someon…

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