Black Drop

  • 28'
  • Germany
  • 2012
In 2012, Venus's last transit of the sun was recorded on celluloid (the next will occur in 2117). Black Drop tracks the development of a device designed to counter human error in timing the crucial moments of Venus’s contact, which inspired Janssen's photographic revolver, Marey's chronophotographic gun and the Lumière brothers' cinematograph.

  • 28'
  • Germany
  • 2012
Director
Simon Starling
Countries of production
Germany, United Kingdom, Denmark
Year
2012
Festival Edition
IFFR 2013
Length
28'
Medium
HDcam
Language
English
Producer
Annette Ueberlein
Production Company
Ueber Productions
Sales
Simon Starling
Screenplay
Simon Starling
Director
Simon Starling
Countries of production
Germany, United Kingdom, Denmark
Year
2012
Festival Edition
IFFR 2013
Length
28'
Medium
HDcam
Language
English
Producer
Annette Ueberlein
Production Company
Ueber Productions
Sales
Simon Starling
Screenplay
Simon Starling