“The Overview Effect, first described by author Frank White in 1987, is an experience that transforms astronauts’ perspective of the planet and mankind’s place upon it. Common features of the experience are a feeling of awe for the planet, a profound understanding of the interconnection of all life, and a renewed sense of responsibility for taking care of the environment.
‘Overview’ is a short film that explores this phenomenon through interviews with five astronauts who have experienced the Overview Effect. The film also features insights from commentators and thinkers on the wider implications and importance of this understanding for society, and our relationship to the environment.”
Released today, April 12 for Russia’s Cosmonautics Day, Kokosmos is a purely visual work, at a crossroad between a fashion film, a music piece and an experimental video – created by Russian director Anna Radchenko.
Featuring model Yana Dobroliubova, recognized for her striking and ethereal looks which break away from traditional beauty standards, Kokosmos is a tribute to Russia’s infatuation with space. The director worked exclusively with a selection of Russian fashion designers and stayed true to the post-soviet space theme through a neon colour palette.
“Wanderers is a vision of humanity’s expansion into the Solar System, based on scientific ideas and concepts of what our future in space might look like, if it ever happens. The locations depicted in the film are digital recreations of actual places in the Solar System, built from real photos and map data where available.
Without any apparent story, other than what you may fill in by yourself, the idea of the film is primarily to show a glimpse of the fantastic and beautiful nature that surrounds us on our neighboring worlds – and above all, how it might appear to us if we were there.”
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