'' Black Sun '' ( 2005 ) was Tarn 's debut film . He shot , edited , scored , produced and directed the film , which was executive produced by Alfonso Cuarón and produced by John Battsek . It was based on the best selling book Eclipse by the artist and filmmaker , Hugues de Montalembert , who was permanently blinded in 1978 . It is also narrated by de Montalembert . Released in 2005 , the film won a number of International Awards and was nominated for '' The Carl Foreman Award for Special Achievement by a British Director in their First Feature Film '' at the 2007 BAFTA 60th British Academy Film Awards . The film screened on the BBC and HBO in 2007 and was number 12 in Tim Robey 's top 100 films of the decade
60th British Academy Film Awards
60th British Academy Film Awards
Gary Tarn