Light is a fascinating phenomenon. Without light, there would be no cinema, no film – and no life. So light is at the origin of everything, and yet it remains invisible to the eye until it hits matter. This moment is – quite literally – the starting point of Thomas Riedelsheimer’s latest work, for the springtime spectacle of rainbow shreds in the cinematographer and documentary filmmaker’s flat became the starting point of a search for the origin of the images we form of this world. For this quest he dived deep into two spheres that seem to follow different laws but always strive to fathom the magical: physics and art.
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Thomas Riedelsheimer Director
First release October 28, 2024 · Produced in Germany, United Kingdom · Languages English, German
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Filmpunkt
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Sonja Henrici Creates
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ZDF
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3sat
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Skyline Productions
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Germany · United Kingdom
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Original language
German
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English · German
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Germany · October 28, 2024
Premiere · DOK Leipzig
Germany · January 16, 2025
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No release date listed for United States.
Australia
July 5, 2025 · Premiere · Castlemaine Documentary Film Festival
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