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What I See

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What I See

"What happens when an artist with poor eyesight attempts realism?"

2025

0h 6m

8.0(1 votes)

Animation

Drama

Overview

Art student Ian Jing impresses the realism-loving art teacher Mrs. Hui from the get-go. Following her advice, he draws exactly what he sees, straining his eyes in the process. To Mrs. Hui’s horror, Ian’s artwork gets progressively blurrier. In turn, his online fame skyrockets, as art critics on social media praise his unique style as an abstract artist. They ascribe deep, profound (pretentious) intentions and meanings to his stylistic choices, when all he's actually doing is drawing exactly what he sees.

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5 members

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Noorlinah Mohamed

Mrs. Hui (voice)

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Kevin Low

Ian Jing / Disembodied Commentors (voice)

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Elle Cheng

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Sound

Jonathan Yip

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Morgane Ropion

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