First Light
In May 1940, feeling the RAF needs every man to fight to Luftwaffe, Geoffrey 'Boy' Wellum joins at 18, becoming the youngest ever Spitfire pilot. After an intense training, he soon bonds with the flying men of his squadr
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In May 1940, feeling the RAF needs every man to fight to Luftwaffe, Geoffrey 'Boy' Wellum joins at 18, becoming the youngest ever Spitfire pilot. After an intense training, he soon bonds with the flying men of his squadr
Daniela lives in a city that is always building, moving, climbing. As a humble employee and resident of the city, she never knows where her house will be taken next but when she opens her door one evening to find her hou
Residents of the world’s northernmost town, which is steeped in darkness four months per year, grapple with why they inhabit such a hostile place—and how their unique relationship to the sun changes the meaning of light
After being captured by a group of mercenaries searching for his missing father, Jordi discovers that he may be their only lead to finding him.
A short portrait of First Light Farm in Carnation, Washington. Filmed late spring 2015 on 16mm.
An elderly nun witnesses a young construction worker's fatal accident, compelling her to question the ethical principles of the institution she has devoted her life to.
High school senior Alex has an encounter with mysterious lights that appear over her small town. She soon develops dangerous, supernatural abilities, and turns to her childhood friend Sean. The authorities target them an
My uncle and his family live in Germany. Their temperature-controlled home is filled with foreign plants, disintegrating photographs, handwritten letters, surveillance cameras, scanners and music. From Berlin, he watches
The south wind stirred the dawn. I got up before them to film them.
An abstract interpretation of the history of humanity.
For centuries, the United States government has taken Native American children away from their tribes, devastating parents and denying children their traditions, culture, and identity. First Light documents these practic
A collaboration between Apichatpong and Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto from his album “async”. The people falling asleep in this film are all his friends, he sent cameras to friends and asked them to shoot. Apichatpo
Young Teto rides to school on his bed to school, the lonely lighthouse keeper asks the seagull for breakfast. As various people dream of tomorrow through their imaginations, harsh, rough waves of reality crash into their
Thirty-six layers of water aligned to create a perfect circle. 1 of 2
Marco, a cynical and ambitious young lawyer, lives in Bari with his partner Martina and their eight-year-old son Mateo. Martina had left Chile and moved to Italy when she met Marco. Their relationship has run its course,
Rising from the sea monster of death, a young woman’s ghost leads her griev- ing sister through the heart of darkness in search of light.
Filmed through mist directly into the sun at dawn just after sunrise on a winters morning in 2018. The film is a reflection on light, duration and visual transformation. Filmed hand held in a continuous take at a constan
A short surf film showcasing top-notch longboarding from a local community on the northern coast of Spain. Filmed over the course of four months starting in April 2024, First Light documents several dawn patrol surf sess
‘These partnerships are forged from the elements, the cold nights and first lights.’ Tim Howell and Ewa Kalisiewicz are husband-and-wife alpinists, climbers, skiers and BASE jumpers. Cold Night, First Light is a story of
Follows an unnamed protagonist as he returns to his childhood home following the tragic death of his brother. He struggles with loss as fall gives way to winter and he reluctantly assumes responsibility for the dying fam