A space-obsessed man gets the opportunity of a lifetime thanks to a Mars colonization program but finds his plans compromised by his feelings for a woman who brings him down to Earth.
Acting
Kyle Allen's twitchy, sincere commitment to beautiful loser energy
Direction
Kyra Sedgwick's warm, generous eye for awkward intimacy
Production
DIY Mars habitat that somehow feels aspirational and sad
Director
Kyra Sedgwick
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Kyra Sedgwick's directorial debut; she developed it for years after loving the Black List script. Kevin Bacon came on as favor to his wife, obviously.
Released during the real Mars One bankruptcy collapse, making Alex's dream simultaneously more absurd and more heartbreaking in context.
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