eclipse

Loss and fear as seen through the war-torn eyes of a young boy. "eclipse" is set during World War 2, but there is a tragic relevance to this story today, as so many children are the innocent victims of wars and immigration happening all around the world. "eclipse" captures this in stark black & white without a word of dialogue. (16mm, B&W)

"eclipse" premiered 1995 Telluride Film Festival. It then went onto win 'Gold Prize' at the 1996 Student Academy Awards, 'Top Prize' at the 1996 Independent Film Channel Student Showcase Awards, showed at the Castro Theater during the 1996 San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, and many other festivals.

In 2016, the Academy of Motion Pictures & New York University fully restored "eclipse", using the original 16mm negative and audio DAT tape. "eclipse" is now available for theatrical viewing (2K DCP).

Jewish Film Institute - "In ECLIPSE a child survivor wanders barefoot across a stunningly evocative landscape. Director Jason Ruscio expresses the profound loneliness of a decimated world through richly textured images that bring to mind the films of Andrei Tarkovsky – burned out interiors, hands grasping to hold each other, time-worn photographs and faceless soldiers in the snow. ECLIPSE is a remarkable meditation on the effects of war."

Cast: Jason Ruscio

Tags: Black and white, Student Film, Student Academy Award, 16mm, No Dialogue, NYU, New York University, Telluride Film Festival, War, World War 2, Silent film, Holocaust, HD and B&W