2020: A Covid Space Odyssey — short film
Our latest Guardian documentary is an evocative meditation on isolation and human fragility. It pieces together glimpses of the astronaut Jessica Meir’s seven-month mission on the International Space Station (Expedition 62, from September 2019-April 2020), from the euphoria of her first spacewalk to the surprise of witnessing the global pandemic unfold on Earth.
The Guardian
A double bill of ”2020: A COVID Space Odyssey” and ”The Midnight Sky” (by George Clooney) might be an appropriate finale for the year.
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Festivals and exhibitions
The Guardian, Online Premiere
AEON, Now Streaming, Online exhibition
GoEast, Germany, Official Selection
Melbourne Documentary Film Festival, Australia, Main Competition
Bucharest International Experimental Film Festival, Romania, Main Competition
Cast & Crew
Cast: Jessica Meir, Andrew Morgan, Oleg Skripochka, Christina Koch
Directors / Producers: Alina Manolache, Vladimir Potop
Executive producers from The Guardian: Lindsay Poulton, Jess Gormley
Music: Lamin Fofana