In 1872, in an era when photography was still slow and static, Eadweard Muybridge successfully photographed a horse galloping at full speed. Aspects of time and space were made visible, unfolding a new world for the arts and science, as well as the entertainment industry. Thirteen years and hundreds of obsessive motion studies later, Muybridge had become a father, a murderer and a widower.

Who was Eadweard Muybridge? What drove him? How did it feel to make such fundamental discoveries? When Muybridge died, he left no personal letters or diaries. To understand the man who stopped time, filmmaker Chris Teerink will become Muybridge, redoing his experiments with 3D technology. He visits archives, museums, and (altered) landscapes that the pioneer photographed. By doing so, Teerink tries to fathom Muybridge’s intriguing, but also dark personality, and his groundbreaking – at times weird – experiments.

Muybridge’s work will be explored through different platforms. The viewer can follow Teerink via an app for mobile devices in the form of a filmmaker’s diary. As of 2017, the feature documentary, along with an exhibition, will be showcased at different theatres, festivals and museums.