Child of the Earth
Ajyal Competition - Ajyal Film Festival 2019
Claudio Fäh / Switzerland, United States of America / 2018 / 12 min / Colour / DCP / In English / subtitles
Themes: Documentary
Rated: 
Parental guidance is advised for viewers under the age of 13. Individuals under the age of 13 are not admitted into cinemas unless accompanied by an individual aged 18 or older.
This film is screening as part of Feel. For ticket information click here.
Description
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.
Director
Claudio Fäh
Credits
- Screenwriter
- Claudio Fäh & Adam Recht
- Producer
- Anne Walser, Roland Stebler, Claudio Fäh
- Cinematographer
- Florian Stadler
- Editor
- Adam Recht
- Music
- Marcus Trumpp
- Cast
- Kevin Flores