Ajyal Film Festival 2024

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Child of the Earth

Ajyal Competition

Claudio Fäh / Short Documentary / Switzerland, United States of America / 2018 / 12 min / Colour / DCP
In English
Interests: Documentary

Synopsis

The overview effect is the sensation described by astronauts looking back at the Earth from space: an overwhelming sense of the fragility of life on our planet, and a connection to the whole human race. Former NASA astronaut Scott Parazynski calls it "a profound life experience that stirs the soul". Can Kevin, a teenage patient in hospice care, experience the same effect through virtual reality? Donning a VR helmet, he embarks on a mission to the International Space Station to find out.

Credits

Director
Claudio Fäh
Screenwriter
Claudio Fäh & Adam Recht
Producer
Anne Walser, Roland Stebler, Claudio Fäh
Editor
Adam Recht
Executive Producer
Jean de Meuron
Music
Marcus Trumpp
Cinematographer
Florian Stadler
Production Company
C-Films, Nima Productions
Cast
Kevin Flores

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