The Eclipse
TITLE
The Eclipse
DIRECTOR
Nataša Urban
COUNTRY
Norway
YEAR
2022
DURATION
101′
GENRE
Documentary
The Eclipse
On August 11, 1999, while the world celebrated, most of Serbia’s population barricaded themselves in their homes and nuclear bunkers, in fear of the lunar shadow. Using this event as a metaphor for nation’s unclean conscience about the consequences of its political choices, in this essay documentary director confronts her country’s wartime and criminal past, and the evil that is still on the loose today.
DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY - Nataša Urban
Nataša Urban is a documentary film director and editor working professionally since 2005. Her films, such as Journey of a Red Fridge (IDFA First Appearance Competition 2007, IDFA Top 25 Audience Favorites 2007) and Big Sister Punam (UNICEF Award for Children Rights), have been screened at film festivals worldwide and have received 40 awards. They have aired on major TV networks, including ARTE, RAI, ZDF, DR2, YLE, ORF, RSI, and PBS, and are part of educational programs in schools around the globe, from Ghana to Mongolia. Nataša graduated in 2001 from Bucharest's University of Arts, in the Department of Photography and Video. She also holds a Master's degree in Photography, awarded by the University of Arts in Belgrade in 2008. She took part in ESoDoc 2006, IDFAcademy 2007, IDFA Summer School 2014, Berlinale Talents 2015, Werner Herzog Rogue Film School 2016, as well as UP 2.0 2020 and Nye Veier 2020 Norwegian Film Institute’s talent schemes. Nataša was born into a Serbo-Romanian family in north Serbia in 1977. She lives and works in Oslo.
- Director Nataša Urban
- Screenplay Nataša Urban
- Cinematography Ivan Marković
- Editing Jelena Maksimovic
- Cast Nataša Urban, Ingvil Giske, Ivan Marković
- Producer/s Ingvil Giske
- Production Company Medieoperatørene AS
- Distributor/s Taskovski Films
- Project Title The Eclipse
- Project Type Documentary
- Completion Date March 23, 2022
- Country of origin Norway
- Country of filming Serbia
- Language Serbian
- First-time Filmmaker No
- Student Project No
Nataša Urban
Nataša Urban is a documentary film director and editor working professionally since 2005. Her films, such as Journey of a Red Fridge (IDFA First Appearance Competition 2007, IDFA Top 25 Audience Favorites 2007) and Big Sister Punam (UNICEF Award for Children Rights), have been screened at film festivals worldwide and have received 40 awards. They have aired on major TV networks, including ARTE, RAI, ZDF, DR2, YLE, ORF, RSI, and PBS, and are part of educational programs in schools around the globe, from Ghana to Mongolia. Nataša graduated in 2001 from Bucharest's University of Arts, in the Department of Photography and Video. She also holds a Master's degree in Photography, awarded by the University of Arts in Belgrade in 2008. She took part in ESoDoc 2006, IDFAcademy 2007, IDFA Summer School 2014, Berlinale Talents 2015, Werner Herzog Rogue Film School 2016, as well as UP 2.0 2020 and Nye Veier 2020 Norwegian Film Institute’s talent schemes. Nataša was born into a Serbo-Romanian family in north Serbia in 1977. She lives and works in Oslo.
Tirana International Film Festival
Best Documentary Award, 2022
Nordic Docs
Best Feature Documentary, 2022
MakeDox Creative Documentary Film Festival
Best Film, 2022
CPH:DOX
DOX:AWARD, 2022
