This Friday, Pink Floyd will release a 30-minute film documenting the recent Australian eclipse. Entitled “Eclipse,” the YouTube-exclusive release follows a number of Floyd fans who flew to Western Australia in April to listen to the band’s “The Dark Side of the Moon” while experiencing a total solar eclipse.
The documentary will be available on the band’s YouTube channel as part of “Floyd Fridays” at 12 p.m. EDT on Oct. 13.
On Thursday April 20, the shadow of the moon grazed the tip of Western Australia, as it travelled over the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Ningaloo Marine Park in Exmouth. Overseen by the group’s long time creative consultant and Hipgnosis co-founder, Aubrey ‘Po’ Powell, Floyd gave eight Australian fans — dubbed The Astronome Domine Eight — the exclusive opportunity to visit the special scenic location within the region to hear “Dark Side” in its entirety.
The album’s final song, “Eclipse,” was timed to align with the exact moment of total eclipse.
The documentary, created by Powell, director Benny Trickett and producer Fiz Oliver, follows the Astronome Domine Eight who listened on headphones alongside a purpose-built pyramid on a deserted beach. It traces their journey from applying for the trip through their denouement after the eclipse.
