Edited, Produced and Directed by Gary Tarn
Story and Narration - Hugues de Montalembert
Co-Producer - John Battsek
Executive Producers - Alfonso Cuarón,
Andrew Ruhemann and Frida Torresblanco
Original Music - Gary Tarn
Cinematography - Gary Tarn

 

AWARDS

2007 BAFTA / Nominated for Best Debut Film
2006 Copenhagen International Documentary
Film Festival / Grand Prix Winner
2006 Newport International Film Festival / Jury Award Winner
2006 Sarasota Film Festival / Special Jury Prize
2005 British Independent Film Awards
Nominated for Best Documentary
Official Selection in 2005 and 2006 at the London/Toronto/Tribeca/Miami Film Festivals

 

PRESS

“…one of the most remarkable British films to appear for a long time. Scratch that: it’s one of the boldest, most beautiful and haunting films to have appeared from anywhere…An extraordinary evocation…more adventurous even than of the late Jarman…Exquisite, woozy colours ripple and refract, drift and fade… lush and subtly melancholic portraits of modern society that recall Chris Marker’s landmark Sans Soleil…‘Black Sun’ is a film about blindness that makes us see the world hungrily, deeply, anew.”
Sukhdev Sandhu, Telegraph  

“innovative work of art that provides all the facts and anecdotes of a conventional documentary, but which immerses them in a mesmeric ambience all of its own.” Nicholas Barber, The Independent  

“A work for all places and times, for anyone who seeks fully to live, to engage, it is indeed essential viewing.” ***** Gareth Evans, TIME OUT No 1 CRITIC’S CHOICE  

“A compelling story, wise words and stunning visuals; a winning combination.” ****** Sarah Kent, TIME OUT

  “Narrated with moving simplicity… exquisitely illustrated… challenges the subjective nature of reality and turns New York into a place that's at once terrifying and wondrous. Rarely have the concepts of identity, memory, faith and hope been explored with such poetic courage.” * * * *
David Parkinson, Empire  

“You cannot fail to be profoundly moved… as the narrator’s painful, poignant story opens our eyes to a beautiful world we shamefully take for granted.” ***** Marie Findley, Hot Dog  

"a poetic, sensitive and beautifully shot meditation on a triumphant life without vision" Evening Standard  

"A quietly impressive cinematic meditation… A valuable filmic essay."
Guardian  

“An inspiring cinematic reflection on loss, the senses and our place in the visual world.”
kultureflash.net  

“A sensual, innovative and ultimately inspirational work about the resilience of the artistic spirit, BLACK SUN pushes documentary convention to the point where it creates its own generic terrain.” Toronto Star  

“a hypnotic, Zen-like affirmation of life.”
NOW (Toronto Weekly)