Black Sun

Synopsis

Gary Tarn’s deeply affecting début feature tells the story of French artist and filmmaker, Hugues de Montalembert.  In New York City in 1978, de Montalembert was blinded during a violent assault. Tarn combines the artist’s powerful and poetic voice with stunning visuals and a haunting original score to cinematically articulate the immediate and longer-term consequences of this devastating loss of sight.  As de Montalembert reflects on his singular perception of the world, a portrait emerges of a unique man and his extraordinary reaction to a life-changing trauma. Tarn’s film is a gorgeous and haunting meditation on a life filled with inner vision, for de Montalembert still very much sees the light.

Director Biography

Is a self-taught musician and film-maker, born in London. He started to play and write music aged 7, was performing in a punk band by 14, and by his 20’s was an accomplished producer and multi-instrumentalist. He became captivated by the music of Indonesia, Africa and India. Passions for film led to a career as a media composer, and start to shoot images of his own.