The Eclipse. 2022. Directed by Nataša Urban

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The Eclipse. 2022. Norway. Directed by Nataša Urban. Courtesy Taskovski Films

The Eclipse. 2022. Norway. Directed by Nataša Urban. US premiere. Dox:Award, CPH:DOX. In Serbian, Romanian; English subtitles. 109 min.

Nataša Urban’s stirring documentary examines responsibility and reckoning in time of crisis, reflecting on war crimes and genocide perpetrated in the former Yugoslavia through the lasting effects of actions—and inaction—on subsequent generations. While most of Europe was enraptured by a total solar eclipse on August 11, 1999, Serbians drew their curtains out of state-imposed fear of solar radiation. This curious incident becomes a rich, anchoring metaphor for willful ignorance and historical amnesia, which Urban unravels and interrogates by questioning her family and friends. Elegantly assembled from Super8 footage that teeters between home movie and history film, scratches periodically interrupt the analog image as if to say that remembrance is fragile but necessary. Dox:Award, CPH:DOX

This film accompanies Doc Fortnight 2023: MoMA’s Festival of International Nonfiction Film and Media.

Past events

Tue, Feb 28, 2023, 6:30 p.m.

MoMA, Floor T2/T1, Theater 2

The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 2
Sun, Feb 26, 2023, 4:30 p.m.

Followed by a conversation with the filmmaker

MoMA, Floor T2/T1, Theater 1

The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 1

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