When a Mars colony's comm satellite is damaged, Emilia Riley embarks on a seemingly harmless repair excursion. A shuttle malfunction cuts connectivity to the ground and Chris, her son, makes the knee jerk decision to go after her.
Direction
Tom Teller squeezes feature-film stakes into 19 breathless minutes.
Acting
Julia Farino's silent panic in the shuttle — devastating.
Cinematography
Mars never looked this lonely on a microbudget.
Director
Tom Teller
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in California desert standing in for Mars; the shuttle interior was a repurposed shipping container.
The title references both the myth and an early NASA solar probe — both stories about flying too close with tragic results.
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