DEWAYNE HOLLOWAY|dewayne@windstream.net
MONTGOMERY COUNTY – While most cameras were focused skyward during the Great North American Eclipse Monday, April 8, two documentary filmmakers had their camera focused on the ground.
The team of Brad Wickham and Sean Paulson accompanied the Solar Wind Sherpas from the University of Hawaii to file a documentary on the eclipse phenomenon and the Sherpa’s research. The two filmmakers hail from Brooklyn in New York City and have collaborated from time to time for around six years.
Their current project is their second documentary to work on as a team. Their first, Shadow of a Dog” filmed for The New Yorker magazine, was released in 2023. It chronicles the efforts of an individual who locates and captures lost dogs in New York City. The documentary won the Artistic Vision Award at the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival held in Missoula, Montana.
Wickham is the videographer for the film while Paulson is responsible for audio recording.
The duo were excited that their project brought them to Arkansas and specifically Montgomery County. They could be seen around the county filming footage for their documentary as early as Friday. They accompanied Shaddai Habbel, the leader of the Solar Wind Shirpas, for a presentation she gave in Mount Ida Saturday.
They promised to notify us when the documentary becomes available for viewing.
