Relive the April 8, 2024, solar eclipse from a completely unique perspective at 34 km altitude, from the stratosphere.
On April 8, 2024, a small team of Quebec artists, scientists, and filmmakers launched a module called “Dorothy” equipped with multiple 360° cameras into the stratosphere. They achieved the remarkable feat of capturing footage of the Moon’s shadow racing across the Mégantic region at over 4,000 km/h.
The result is a dreamlike journey to the edge of space, blending scientific storytelling, philosophy, and poetry for the whole family.
Breathtaking images of our planet from above and the shadow that envelops us create a collective moment of wonder and introspection—a brief pause in our lives, inviting us to reflect on our place in the universe and our relationship with our fragile home, planet Earth.
Mission Umbra is a 12-minute 360° short film, preceded by an exclusive 45-minute documentary in 16:9 format, retracing the adventure of this passionate team who took on a bold challenge—proving once again that with determination and a bit of ingenuity, anything is possible.
The Dorothy projet
The Dorothy Project is a nonprofit environmental documentary film project, founded by Mathieu Baptista in 2017 to explore and document the interconnectedness of Earth’s natural events from the stratosphere. We are a team of creatives and science enthusiast dedicated to revealing the beauty and fragility of our planet through high-altitude balloon missions. Our work spans immersive virtual reality experiences, environmental documentaries, and scientific research.Inspired by nature, informed by scientific exploration, and driven by the urgency of environmental conservation, we aim to deepen humanity’s connection to Earth. Through virtual reality experiences, we try to trigger the “overview effect” on viewers and aim to poetically awaken their ecological awareness and encourage reflection on our place in the universe.
Credit
Direction and montage
Tiphaine Roustang
Colorization
Martin Gros
Translation and subtitling
Liseca D. Michel
Based on an idea by
Mathieu Baptista
Additional images
Kes Tagney
Martin Gros
Archives
The Pale Blue Dot,
Carl Sagan
Library of congress : The seth macfarlane collections of the Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan Archive
The planetary Society
Music
Silvano Mercado Viches
Montage and mixing
Silvano Mercado Vilches
Thomas Hirsch
Color grading
Martin Gros
MUSIC
Space Documentary
Trickytwoaudio
Documentary
Eliansproductions
For Documentary
Korolkov
Memento
Silvano Mercado Vilches
Meadow
Silvano Mercado Vilches
Harvest
Silvano Mercado Vilches
Little Shepard
Silvano Mercado Vilches
Little Jam With Myself
Silvano Mercado Vilches
Lovuuku
Silvano Mercado Vilches
Shookalubu
Silvano Mercado Vilches
Essenza
Silvano Mercado Vilches
What Lies In The Shadow
Silvano Mercado Vilches
I See Myself In The Light
Silvano Mercado Vilches
Continuum
Silvano Mercado Vilches
Molecola Assente
Silvano Mercado Vilches
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
TEAM AMERICA : Julie Hamilton, Maïa Bélanger, Ségolène Marcel
Adèle Comet • Alexandre Juneau • Andrew Bruhelius • Antonin Gaud • Arno Robin • Carl Kouri • Cedric Chabuel • Chad Carrière • Chantal Deraille • Charles James • Charles « Papa Michel » • Chez Adrien et Manon • Clara Chombart • Daniel Pelchat & Annick Bédard • Denis & Thierry de Miel Pellerin • Diane Martin Graser • Douglas Buck • David Heilbroner & Kate Davis • Emilien Lazaron • Ferme Lait Sanglier des Bois • François Bujold • François Guinaudeau • Fred Trétout • Guillaume Lombart • Harrison Nir • Hugo Menchi • Jean-Philippe Dionne • Jimmy Le Suisse • Joël Delphin • Jonah Ryan-Davis • El Juju • Julien Fonfrède • J.P Desjardins & Jeremy Mechaly • La Ferme dans l'Vent • Loïc Quesnel • Lucas Abouchaar • Maxime Pivin-Lapointe • Mourad Bennacer • Morgane Gigoux • Olivier Hernandez • Les Macronautes • Louka Gasarian • Naturessence • Neyla Allouani • Nicolas Delffon • Nina Anton • Ova Ébénisterie • Pascal de St Adrien • Patricia Alger • Pepito • Phil Rochefort • Sebastien Atoch • Simon Gasarian • Symoune • Tangui Picart • The Planetary Society • Walrus Tech • Zenab Jaber La Météo • Les donateurs anonymes de la soirée Insomnia • Le gars qui nous a sorti de la neige • Les éventuels oubliés
Un immense merci à Caroline Aquin pour son soutien précieux
Merci aux 202 contributeurs
