A retired actor reflects on the chaotic indie film that changed his life, uncovering hard won lessons from his reckless past that still shape his uncertain present.

SYNOPSIS:

A washed-up actor spends his days in quiet denial, far from the spotlight that once defined him. One day, an eager young filmmaker digs up the past, pushing him to participate in a documentary about a chaotic indie film he starred in years ago. He doesn’t want to do it, not really, but something about the idea lingers. Maybe this is about closure or reckoning. Or maybe it’s just guilt.

The further they go, the messier it gets. The actor revisits the wreckage he left behind during the film’s shoot. The ambitious young director whose career he'd overshadowed, the co-star whose life unraveled in spectacular ways, and the unspoken wounds scattered among the surviving crew. The present-day filmmaking adds its own chaos too. Awkward interviews, bitter confrontations, moments of clarity that feel more like conflict. It’s all there, raw and unresolved.

But then, something shifts. A secret buried in the making of the old film comes to light, and it’s the kind of truth that sneaks up on you. The actor, who thought he knew exactly how it all played out, realizes his version of events isn’t as solid as he believed. Facing this changes everything.

This story doesn’t tie things into neat bows. It’s about the fallout of choices—not just his, but everyone's. Yet by the end, there’s a flicker of hope. A step toward making things right. A chance, maybe, to live better with what’s been broken. "Knowing Everything Is Not Seeing Everything" is messy, raw, and human, the way life usually is.