Inventor and entrepreneur Tim Jenison is obsessed with paintings by 17th century painter Johannes Vermeer. How could he make such photorealistic paintings 150 years before the camera was invented? Jenison embarks on a crazy adventure to unveil Vermeer’s secret. Rumors of an optical instrument, a kind of camera obscura, feed Jenison’s search for truth. A fascinating documentary about art and obsession, technique and creativity, that challenges the idea of 'mastery'.