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Shadow Chasers

Name: Shadow Chasers
Director: Jean Marc Larivière
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2000-09-23
Duration: 58 min
Cast: Alain Cirou, Olivier Staiger, Debasis Sarkar, Madeleine Arsenault, James Hyndman

2000 0hr : 58m Documentary

This feature-length documentary is a portrait of eclipse chasers, people for whom solar eclipses - among nature's more spectacular phenomena – are a veritable obsession. The film follows 4 of them as they travel incredible distances to witness the last total eclipse of the millennium as it sweeps eastward across Europe to India. At various points along the way enthusiasts Alain Cirou in France, Paul Houde in Austria, Olivier Staiger in Germany and Debasis Sarkar in India offer their impressions of the historic event.

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Alain CirouSelf

Olivier StaigerSelf

Debasis SarkarSelf

Madeleine ArsenaultNarrator

James HyndmanNarrator

Paul HoudeSelf

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Is Shadow Chasers right for you?

Why it may be worth watching

Shadow Chasers combines Documentary elements in one feature.
The principal cast includes Alain Cirou, Olivier Staiger, Debasis Sarkar.

Who may enjoy it

Best suited to viewers looking for Documentary. Its shorter runtime also makes it easier to fit into one sitting.

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Themes and topics

solar eclipsespaceastronomy