El Cosmonauta (2013)

El Cosmonauta (The Cosmonaut) is a Spanish film directed by Nicolas Alcala. It premiered in May 2013, the first feature-length project of Riot Cinema Collective. However it started life as a short film, released in January 2009, before being developed into a feature-length production funded through Crowdfunding and released for free under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.

 

 

"It is October 1975, as Stas prepares to become the first Russian cosmonaut on the Moon. Andrei, his best friend, leads the mission from the ground. In the tense last days before departure, Stas thinks about Yulia, the woman they both have been in love with for more than ten years. At first, all seems well with the mission. That is, until two days after takeoff, when the spacecraft loses communication with Earth. For seven months, Andrei and Yulia look for Stan night and day without rest, until..."

 

 

I've read a number or reviews for this and although mixed, I think it sounds rather wonderful so I shall be seeking it out in due course.  If you have already had the pleasure (?) then share your thoughts in the comments section below.

Saucy!


Steve

The Cosmonaut (2014)

 

Written and Directed by Sophie Hayward; The Cosmonaut is set over the course of one night, and follows Masha and Kit (Tegan Crowley and Joshua Hine) as they leave a costume party and decided to spend the evening together wondering the streets of Melbourne. Both feeling lost in their own lives, they take comfort in discovering they're not the only ones struggling to make sense of their worlds.

Written from research, completely ad-libbed and filmed over just a few hours, the 20 minutes long The Cosmonaut is a contemplation of what it's like to be in your late twenties and wondering what you are doing with you life.


Steve