I Am in SpaceDana Ranga

How many young kids dream about becoming an astronaut? Moving testimonies set to impressive space images take you on an unforgettable journey into space.

Astronaut Jean-Francois Clervoy accomplished what remains a childhood dream for many. He flew on the Space Shuttle three times. During his mission, he made personal video diaries, which he later shared with director Dana Ranga. On the basis of this unique and authentic film footage, previously unreleased material from NASA and transcripts of interviews with over 50 astronauts, 'I am in Space' paints a portrait of life in space.
And life in space turns out to be pretty damn hard. The sun is scorching hot and rises 16 times a day -  making sleep almost impossible. There is no privacy, the lighting is clinical, the hum of the machines and the endless weightlessness complicates everything.

More than the physical challenge, your psyche is put to the test. An ongoing battle against depression and the pressure of endless patience make life on a space station anything but easy. You are far removed from the rest of humanity and your puny life is fragile in the hostile environment that is the universe. Everything around you is functional which makes it so surprising that an astronaut must be a master of improvisation. Because everything does not go exactly as planned in space. The fascinating “I am in Space" does not offer the viewer a travelogue, as much as an unprecedented experience of what it feels like to be in space.



Space Essay Visually stunning

Vertoond op editie(s) 2016
Screened at edition(s) 2016

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Directed by Dana Ranga
Germany
98 min.
English
No subtitles

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