Raphael Schanz

Every year, five to ten percent of all deceased Berliners are buried by the authorities because no relatives are found. Most of them are put into the ground by mortician Bernd Simon going alone. But sometimes companions do turn up and say goodbye in their very own way. An observational documentary about an undertaker who actually wanted to become an entertainer, a bizarre city portrait and a mirror of how we deal with death, mourning and commemoration.

Sight Seeing is a quiet reflection on the act of looking. In a landscape of cameras and passing glances, the film lingers on a simple question: what does it mean to truly see? An exploration of the encounter between the human eye and the object considered worth seeing.