Near Sunsight
2026
Film, customized endoscopic camera, micro lenses, photo-sensitive silicone, sensors, motion tracking, remote control, radio signals, sound, 12 min.
As reptiles surfaced over the oceans some 320 million years ago, they open an eye to an ever first horizon. Near Sunsight is a film that asks how such a fluid distant reality might be experienced today. The film is shot using a custom-built endoscopic device equipped with two camera lenses, a photo and light receptive membrane, sensors and a small navigation engine; the soundtrack consists of underwater high and low frequencies.
Production Credits
Created by LJ Mayorga, tech by Kei Yasui, cinematography by LJ Mayorga, editing by Jeremy Negley and LJ Mayorga, sound design and mixing by LJ Mayorga.
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