08/07/2026
Director’s Cut of a cinematic commercial documentary created for Hamamatsu Photonics (formerly NKT Photonics).
The film traces the path of light from its raw origins in sand and glass to advanced laser systems that shape modern science. Shot across company industrial sites, world-leading research laboratories, and natural landscapes where the technology is actively used, it explores how photonics transforms the way we see and understand the world.
Client: Hamamatsu Photonics (formerly NKT Photonics in Denmark)
Production: Kejima Films, Lost at Sea, ESSE House OU
Director: Karol Lindholm
Director of Photography: Jan Barszczewski
Line Producer: Alexey Zgonik
Edit: Maciek Szydłowski
Art Department: Emilia Jechna, Amber Licious
Music and Sound Design: Tomasz Mreńca, Daniel Spaleniak
Costumes and Makeup: Hanna Demidova
Production Service in Poland: Agata Grzybowska, Piotr Krężel
Production Service in Spain: Canary Productions
Colourist: Fryderyk Potoczek
VFX:
Gaffer: Tony Bielecki
1st AC: Asgard Larc, Nikita Znak
Equipment: Zodiac Berlin
Special thanks to: Ms Giulia Ossato, PhD and Mr. Ulf Schwartz Leica Microsystems, Prof. Dr. Immanuel Bloch, Prof. Dr. Johannes Zeiher, and Dr. Renaho Tao from the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics, Garching Germany, Anais, David, Oliver from Damae Medical, Natalia Ptak | ptakova