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A Life on Mars

2022 · 6 min

A quiet, contemplative drift through real images of an empty alien world, lonely and strangely moving.

Directed by
Sebastian Ko
Genres
Documentary
Overview
Constructed entirely from raw images and audio sourced from NASA's Open Data project, this short documentary digs through the Curiosity rover's nine-year history on Mars to find hidden moments of excitement, alien sunsets, shifting sands, solitude and even aging.

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Directed by
Sebastian Ko
Genres
Documentary
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    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • isolation
    • exploration
    • aging
    • nature
    Places
    • space
    Era
    near-future
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • documentary
    • found footage
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
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    Action0
    Horror1
    Humour1
    Realism9
    Romance0
    Tension1
    Darkness2
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight4

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    Genres
    documentary
    Directed by
    Sebastian Ko
    Runtime
    6 min

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