Tracing Light

2025 1h 39m DE

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5.7

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★5.7TMDB · 6

Documentary

Synopsis

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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.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Julie Brook
Self
Ruth Jarman
Self
Joe Gerhardt
Self
Raimund Ritz
Self
Johannes Brunner
Self

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Thomas Riedelsheimer
Writers: Thomas Riedelsheimer
Languages: German, English
Countries: Germany, United Kingdom

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ERA

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Released last year.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: German, English.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Germany, United Kingdom.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Thomas Riedelsheimer, shot by Thomas Riedelsheimer. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Thomas Riedelsheimer shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Julie Brook and Ruth Jarman and Joe Gerhardt carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt33564656 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Thomas Riedelsheimer directs. Thomas Riedelsheimer behind the camera. Thomas Riedelsheimer cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Germany, United Kingdom. Dialogue in German, English.

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1Released last year.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: German, English.
3International production across 2 countries: Germany, United Kingdom.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Thomas Riedelsheimer, shot by Thomas Riedelsheimer. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Thomas Riedelsheimer shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Julie Brook and Ruth Jarman and Joe Gerhardt carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt33564656 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.