Shorts Collection: Deep Time
Film
- Language talk: English
Shorts Collection: Deep Time drifts beyond human lifespans into the vast, almost unimaginable scales of Earth and cosmos. These films follow scientists as they hunt for faint traces of dust, particles and fossils, asking how time can be read in such elusive signals. In doing so, they reveal new ways of thinking about our place within a far larger story. The films will be screened in the following order: The day the sun stopped shining; Messengers.
TALK
Following the screening of The day the sun stopped shining, there will be a short Q&A with director Maria Stuut.
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Messengers
Across three remote locations on Earth, Messengers follows scientists working deep underground to study a particle that could hold the key to the origins of humans and the universe. The film takes us through three subterranean facilities – SNO+ in Canada, Super-Kamiokande in Japan, and IceCube in Antarctica – exploring the research behind neutrinos, the elusive “ghost particles” that carry messages from the core of the universe. Through a poetic style and meditative atmosphere, the film captures not only the science of these particles but their intersection with human existence in the cosmos. Messengers offers a lens through which to…
- Director
- Jeffrey Zablotny
- Country
- Canada
- Length
- 45 min
- Nominated for
- InLab Competition
- Type Film
- Documentary
- Premiere
- Dutch premiere
- Language
- English
- Pathway
- Futuretech
- Subtitle
- English
- Year
- 2025
The day the sun stopped shining
Driven by a shared love of dinosaurs, a team of scientists meticulously searches through dust for traces of “the day the sun stopped shining.” This playful film takes us behind the scenes of their quest, blending science, pop culture, and a childlike wonder for creatures we have never seen.- Nasrin Reshadi
- Director
- Maria Stuut, Frederik Stuut
- Country
- Belgium
- Length
- 27 min
- Nominated for
- InShort Competition
- Type Film
- Short
- Premiere
- Dutch premiere
- Language
- English, Dutch
- Pathway
- -
- Subtitle
- English
- Year
- 2025
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