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Activism, Space films and videos

“Sepideh” – A film about a young Iranian women seeking to go to space

The documentary Sepideh (Break of Dawn) is about a young woman in Iran seeking to becom an astronaut : Iranian woman’s dreams about space travel take shape in Danish documentary – Payvand Iran News

Danish filmmaker Berit Madsen has directed a documentary about Sepideh Hushyar, a young Iranian woman who dares to plan for her future as an astronaut. The documentary entitled Sepideh (Break of Dawn) was screened at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) on Monday. It was filmed by Iranian cameraman Mohammadreza Jahanpanah.

Anousheh Ansari, an Iranian-American who dreamed of going to space as a youngster in Iran and did in fact find a way to go to space, appears in the film.

Astronomy, Multiple media, Space films and videos

Video: New trailer for “In Saturn’s Rings”

Here’s a new trailer for the In Saturn’s Rings film (see earlier post about their Kickstarter). Watch it in full screen mode:

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Back our Kickstarter (http://qr.net/saturn) to help us get a full orchestral score, IMAX® mastering services & global music rights – music will be performed by my hometown Greensboro Symphony Orchestra. http://www.greensborosymphony.org/

This is the newest teaser for “In Saturn’s Rings”, a giant screen space film for IMAX®, giant screen and fulldome theaters distributed by BIG & Digital, coming summer 2014. This DIY, not-for-profit all-volunteer film is from Greensboro, NC, USA filmmaker Stephen van Vuuren with tons of help from volunteer image processors around the world.

Created entirely from real photographs using photoanimation and multiplane photoanimation. No computer-generated images, painting, cloning, tweening, morphing, texture maps, camera projection or 3D models used. Even the “stargate” titles are created using photos – an 8000 photo mosaic of all-sky zoomed really fast to give blurred appearance.

Music for teaser is stock music from Neumann Films but has been customized to fit. http://neumannfilms.net/. Please back our Kickstarter (http://qr.net/saturn) to help us get the music we need so it can be seen in the widest number of theaters.

To watch in 4K, choose “original” under quality settings (you need a fast computer and a 4K monitor to view it full rez).

http://www.insaturnsrings.com/
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The film is 100% created using only flat 2D photographs (often hundreds or thousands per frame) stitched together for massive hundred megapixel+ resolutions that are scaled and zoomed using techniques developed by the filmmaker, based on Ken Burns and 2.5D photo animation processes.

A computer is actually not even required to do this – it could all be done exactly using photoanimation techniques from 100 years ago (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photoani…).

For booking/leasing info: http://www.biganddigital.com/

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Solar Sci-Fi, Space films and videos

The Philip K. Dick Science Fiction Film Festival -Brooklyn, NY, Dec.6-8.2013

Two Surprise Films Added To The Second Annual
Philip K. Dick Science Fiction Film Festival In December

Festival Announces Full Schedule of Events For Over 30 Groundbreaking Films And Shorts

Brooklyn, N.Y. November 21, 2013 – The Philip K. Dick Science Fiction Film Festival  has added two films as part of the official selections and has announced the full schedule of events for its highly anticipated second annual event to honor one of the most revered writers within the literary world. The multi-day experience will launch in Williamsburg, Brooklyn from December 6-8, 2013 at the prestigious IndieScreen theater and will screen numerous innovative features and shorts which are adapted or inspired by the unprecedented works of Philip K. Dick. Each of the films capture the distinctive boldness of the the genre and bring forth some of the most riveting moments of science fiction cinema.

Among the two surprise films are Larry Fessenden’s exciting thriller Beneath (2013) which will screen on Friday, December 6. Written by Tony Daniel and Brian D. Smith the film stars Daniel Zovatto, Bonnie Dennison and Chris Conroy and follows six high schoolers struggling to survive against a vicious man-eating fish on the open seas. The following night Jessica Curtright and Santiago C. Tapia’s terrifying short Territorial (2013) will screen on Saturday, December 7. Produced by Napoleon Dynamite’s Efren Ramirez who stars alongside Brighid Fleming and John Gulager the film follows a person’s quiet yet horrifying weekend at home.

The finalists set to be screened as part of the festival’s full schedule include:

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6
• The First Day: Directed by Nicholas Zafonte (7:00-7:13 PM)
• Ascendants: Directed by Don Schechter (7:14-7:22 PM)
• The Compositor: Directed by John Mattiuzzi (7:23-7:53 PM)
• The Crystal Crypt: Directed by Shahab Zargari (7:54-8:03 PM)
• Promised Land: Directed by Joe Turner Lin (8:04-8:32 PM)
• The Pod: Directed by Eric Pennycoff (8:23-8:44 PM)
• CyBelle Horizon: Directed by Rachael Reichert (8:44-8:52 PM)
• Deadstar: Directed by Brandon Wright (8:52-9:01 PM)
• Odessa: Directed by Cidney Hue (9:01-9:16 PM)
• Luv U: Directed by Ben Garchar (9:16-9:21 PM)
• Vessel: Directed by Adam Ciancio (9:30-11:00 PM)
• Beneath: Directed by Larry Fessenden (9:30-11:00 PM)
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7
• Territorial: Directed by Jessica Curtright and Santiago C. Tapia (7:00-7:11 PM)
• Sulfuric: Directed by Jeffrey A. Brown (7:11-7:20 PM)
• The Session: Directed by Rick Craft (7:20-7:52 PM)
• Environmental Pressures and Species Adaptation: Directed by Jihyun Park (7:25-7:36 PM)
• Hide and Seek: Directed by Kayoko Asakura (7:36-7:52)
• Khoon Ltd.: Directed by Rahul Desai (7:52-8:10 PM)
• Honeymoon Suite: Directed by Zao Wang (8:20-8:35 PM)
• Adjust Your Tracking: The Untold Story of The VHS Collector: Directed by Dan M. Kinem and Levi Peretic (8:35-10:15 PM)
• Thanatomorphose: Directed by Éric Falardeau (10:15-11:45 PM)
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8
• Emit: Directed by J.S. Mayank (6:00-6:09 PM)
• Exit: Directed by Michel Goossens (6:10-6:20 PM)
• Karon: Directed by Erez Avni and Itai Edry (6:20-6:40 PM)
• Biographer: Directed by Viktor Gorbachev (6:40-7:30 PM)
• Agophobia: Directed by Benjamin Ross Hayden (7:10-7:34 PM)
• All of Me: Directed by Susan Koenen (7:34-7:44 PM)
• 9 Minutes: Directed by P.J. Wolff (7:44-7:53 PM)
• Inside the Mind of the Alchemist: Directed by Kirk Zamieroski (7:53-7:58 PM)
• Escape: Directed by David Conte (7:58-8:26 PM)
• The Astronomer: Directed by Philip R. Garrett (8:36-8:41 PM)
• Son of Man: Directed by Janek Ambros (8:41-8:55 PM)
• Lv-225: Directed by Ettore Biondo (8:55-9:00 PM)
• The Final Equation: Daniel Abella (9:00-10:15 PM)
• Closing Ceremonies (10:15-10:30 PM)

As further details become available including scheduling times, film summaries and ticket sales the festival anticipates another successful event, further solidifying the city’s strong and endless appreciation for Philip K. Dick. The first New York City festival saw record crowds of over 1,000 participants for the exclusive screening of Radio Free Albemuth which was based on Dick’s 1985 novel posthumously published three years after his death. The festival’s recent event in Lille, France screened numerous films and enjoyed much success in its first global outings. The team behind the annual festivities continue to hold seasonal gatherings across the city and will also pioneer a Spring 2014 cyberpunk festival in Tokyo.

The Philip K. Dick Festival of Science Fiction, The Supernatural, Metaphysics and Drama will delight its attendees with its entertaining and visually captivating themes which have made the event a favorable and continued success. The event will take place at Williamsburg’s IndieScreen theater at 289 Kent Avenue at S. 2 Street, Brooklyn, NY 11211 from Friday, December 6 through Sunday, December 7, 2013. For more information please visit  www.thephilipkdickfilmfestival.com, the festival’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/ThePhilipKDickFilmFestival and Twitter page at twitter.com/PhilipKDickFest.

Living in Space, Space Arts, Space films and videos

Video: Short film connects to Gravity

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Jonás Cuarón created this poignant short film titled Aningaaq to accompany his movie Gravity: Watch the Gravity Short About the Stranger Sandra Bullock Called From Space – Underwire/Wired.com

Solar Sci-Fi, Space Arts, Space films and videos

Video: “Blade Runner The Aquarelle Edition”

Swedish artist Anders Ramsell has created a handmade watercolor version of the movie Blade Runner: Blade Runner, as recreated in 12,597 gorgeous watercolor paintings – io9 –

http://youtu.be/SLwmlMezS3U

From the caption:

This animation consists of 12 597 handmade aquarelle paintings, each painting is approximately 1,5*3cm in size. Together they form my 35 minute long paraphrase on the motion picture Blade Runner (1982) by Ridley Scott.

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“Blade Runner – The Aquarelle Edition” follows the original movie´s storyline but I have taken the liberty to change a lot of things. It was never my intent to make an exact version of the movie, that would fill no purpose. Instead I wanted to create a something different and never before seen — “The Aquarelle Edition”.

…So this one is dedicated to everybody with any kind of heart. Enjoy!

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