In KJ’s documentary, The Above she plays with the parallels of seeing and being seen. In order to achieve this idea, throughout the short film, KJ tries to show the similarities and difference between her camera and the blimp. By having the blimp always in the shot, whether as the focal point or indiscreetly in the back, she shows the contrast between invisibility and visibility. Just like her and her camera while she is filming she is never fully invisible like the blimp. She conveys this by always having the blimp in the shot showing that while some may forget that it is there, it still sees what is going on. Unlike her where people can tell her not to film them, they can’t-do that with the blimp. The blimp is always in the sky. That is the biggest difference that KJ tries to make. While she may also be considered a foreign object people still have agency over her in the sense that they can ask her to stop filming or ask her what she is doing. I also thought it was interesting how she captures the blimp in many different angles showing the many different perceptions and opinions of the blimp. I thought it was odd because KJ is appalled by this foreign blimp in Afghanistan but yet she parallels herself to it. What is her main goal with this idea? Is it for herself, a reminder that her work, directly and indirectly, effects people?
