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: Director Claudia Myers has stated that the heart of the film is the idea that "to be seen, you have to see others". Holly’s invisibility is partially maintained by her own self-centeredness and inability to empathize with the struggles of those around her.

: A recurring symbol in the movie is the kaleidoscope given to Holly by her mother. It represents the ability to take the same existing "shapes"—such as the members of a fractured family—and rearrange them into a new, beautiful pattern through a change in perspective. Above the Shadows Movie Review - Common Sense Media Above the Shadows

Her isolation is finally challenged when she meets Shayne Blackwell ( Alan Ritchson ), a disgraced MMA fighter who is the first person in over a decade able to see her. This connection establishes the film's central moral riddle: Holly believes she must help Shayne restore his former glory to regain her own foothold in the visible world. : Director Claudia Myers has stated that the