TRACING LIGHT + Q&A

Name: TRACING LIGHT + Q&A
Released: 2025-09-13
Duration: 2 h 22 min
Cast: Live Q&A with producer Sonja Henrici and executive producer Leslie Hills.

Scottish Premiere. What if light were the pulse of our planet? In Tracing Light, filmmaker Thomas Riedelsheimer (Rivers and Tides, Touch the Sound) leads us from the windswept Outer Hebrides to Germany’s Max Planck research labs. Collaborating with artists Semiconductor, Julie Brook, Brunner/Ritz, and physicists probing single-photon pulses, he stages experiments that echo nature’s own light cycles: the dawn glow on tidal sands, the sparkle of bioluminescent plankton, the green flash of photosynthesis. Laser bursts and marble reflections become metaphors for climate rhythms and ecosystem balance. Each frame asks: how does light shape life, time, and seasonal change? With painterly cinematography and an immersive soundscape, Tracing Light fuses art and science to illuminate our world’s delicate reliance on light, and urges us to safeguard the harmony it sustains. Followed by live Q&A with producer Sonja Henrici and executive producer Leslie Hills. Director: Thomas Riedelsheimer | Country: Germany/UK | Year: 2024 | Running Time: 99 min | Language: English and German with English subtitles | Rating: PG With short film: ANIMAL EYE Scottish premiere. Shattering the boundaries between science and wonder, this spectacular documentary blends scientific images with ultraviolet capture, infrared imaging, and 16mm texture to bring to life the world as seen through animal eyes. A kaleidoscopic encounter that challenges what we know about vision, consciousness, and connection. Director: Carlo Nasisse | Country: USA/Costa Rica | Year: 2025 | Running Time: 13 min | Language: English and Spanish with English subtitles | Rating: 12A This programme is part of the Montrose LandxSea Film Festival, a weekend filled with inspiring films and thought-provoking discussions about our planet. Learn more at landxsea.orgPT2H22MTBC - 12A2025-09-13

Live Q&A with producer Sonja Henrici and executive producer Leslie Hills.

Thomas Riedelsheimer & Carlo Nasisse

TRACING LIGHT + Q&A"TRACING LIGHT + Q&A"

Showtimes

September 13, 4:40 pm