Synopsis:
A poetic exploration of three subterranean telescopes in remote regions of Canada, Japan, and Antarctica that reveal a new way of perceiving the universe from within. Underground, we are dreaming into the earth.

‘Messengers’ was shot in cooperation with the groundbreaking particle physics collaborations SNO+ (Canada), Super Kamiokande (Japan), and IceCube (Antarctica). As each surreal subterranean facility is explored in order of physical size, the film gradually reveals how these environments not only intersect with the natural world, but can also be seen as extensions of the unconscious mind – monuments to our questions about the universe. Following the journey of neutrinos from a black hole, ‘Messengers’ serves as a tactile meditation on human scientific endeavour, the vastness of geologic time, and the shadowy depths of the unconscious.

with support from:
Canada Council for the Arts, Ontario Arts Council, and Toronto Arts Council.

Official Selection
Visions Du Réel

Director • Producer • Editor • Animator • Narrator
Jeffrey Zablotny

Cinematographer • Co-Producer
Adam Crosby

Additional Photography
Julian Domanski, Connor Duffy, Kalvin Moschkau, Jake Sturmer

Original Score • Sound Designer • Co-Producer
Jana Irmert