A Life on Mars (2022)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 6M

Director : Sebastian Ko

Synopsis

Constructed entirely from raw images and audio sourced from NASA's Open Data project, this short documentary digs through the Curiosity rover's nine-year history on Mars to find hidden moments of excitement, alien sunsets, shifting sands, solitude and even aging.

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