ECLIPSE OUTLAW CHASE | Documentary Release on PBS and PBS App!

After 30+ months of work (capturing the photograph, and then working on the behind-the-scenes film, I’m excited to finally announce my documentary ECLIPSE OUTLAW CHASE has been released on Public Television and the PBS App. 

The entire 45-minute documentary was released on July 31st on the PBS App (www.pbs.org/show/eclipse-outlaw-chase/), and Austin PBS is the presenting station, showcasing a 26-minute version for broadcast that will air at 3pm on August 30th.

Please check the local listings of your public television station, and request for your local station to schedule programming. Or watch directly below, via the PBS App.

ECLIPSE OUTLAW CHASE - Movie Description

On April 8, 2024, darkness struck Texas at 1:34 p.m., the moon blocking 100% of sunlight during four minutes and 23 seconds of totality. Eclipse Outlaw Chase features award-winning photographer Noah David Wetzel and his 250-hour project to capture a singular image: a Western outlaw chase scene, complete with five horseback riders equipped with pistols and rifles riding full-gallop beneath the total solar eclipse — the first to grace Texas' Hill Country since July 29, 1878.

An intimate portrait of an artist driven by vision, Eclipse Outlaw Chase showcases Wetzel’s journey to create the most powerful and surreal image of the total solar eclipse — an ode to a bygone era of outlaws, cowboys and the settling of the West. Within was born a world-class adventure: from conceptualizing the final idea, finding five committed horseback riders in Texas, to multiple days of testing, until the final moment of totality that allowed for just three single-frame attempts.

Witness this incredible journey to create art, a story of perseverance filled with humor and suspense, all to capture an ethereal moment — the last total solar eclipse in America until 2044.

WATCH TODAY on the PBS App: www.PBS.org

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The film has been accepted into 16 film festivals around the world, already winning a few awards: 

• Red Movie Awards | Paris France
  • Best Documentary Short - 2026
• Hollywood Gold Awards | California
  • Best Picture - June 2026
• T.H.E. Film Festival | California
  • “Award Winner” - Best Documentary Feature
• Texas Indie Filmmaker Awards | Texas
  • Nominee - Best Documentary
  • Nominee - Best Director
• Austin International Art Festival | Texas
  • Semi Finalist - November 2025
• South Texas International Film Festival | Texas
  • “Official Selection
• Sante Fe Movie Awards | New Mexico
  • Semi-Finalist
• Dallas Movie Awards Festival | Texas
  • Semi-Finalist
• Ottawa Film Award | Ottawa Canada
  • Semi-Finalist - July 2026
• Florence Film Festival | Florence Italy
  • “Award Winner” - In Consideration
• New York Movie Awards | New York
  • “Award Winner” - In Consideration
• Sunny Film Festival
  • “Award Winner” - In Consideration
• WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival | Texas
  • “Award Winner” - In Consideration
• East Village New York Film Festival | New York
  • “Honorable Mention”
• Brooklyn International Short Awards | New York
  • Semi Finalist - March 2026
• Texas Film Belt Project | Texas
  • Official Selection - 2026

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