Photosphere

Photosphere explores the connection between a Hollywood studio film laboratory and a solar observatory during the era of celluloid filmmaking. It portrays Sara Martin, a solar astronomer who used film as research material until the end of the 1990s.

Review in the January 2023 issue of  VERK Tidskrift.

Credits

Camera, editing and sound: Minna Långström
16mm Solar Film courtesy of Sara Martin
Archival material: The Internet Archive
16 mm to video transfer: Reel One Oy

Exhibitions and screenings

Official Selection:

Minimalen (Trondheim, Norway), 2022

Selected screenings:

Love & Anarchy Helsinki International Film Festival, 2022;

Oberhausen International Short Film Festival