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Jason Garza - cinematographer, talent - USA
Juan Pablo Jaramillo - director, editor, visual effects artist - USA
Chris Furgason - original music - USA
CJ Roy - original music - USA
Dexter Garza - talent - USA
Sarah Parrish - talent - USA
Derek Allison - talent - USA
Michael Juarez - talent - USA
Mark Hewitt - talent - USA
Tori Figueroa - talent - USA
Chloe Gillmar - talent - USA
Akayla Nandi - talent - USA
Shane Leal-Willett - talent - USA
Danielle Lopez - talent - USA
Ana Maria Jaramillo - talent - USA
Jean Paul Huang - talent - USA
Jacob Bottorf - talent - USA
Jordan Cahill - talent - USA
Molly Flynn - talent - USA
Olivia Biehle - talent - USA
Jackson Alexander - talent - USA
A fictional "lost" youth recruitment reel from the early 90s while the STS (space shuttle) program was in full swing; the short takes a cheerful and campy tone as we see the smiling faces of NASA employees working in and around the shuttle on the ground, and astronauts operating the shuttle during liftoff, low Earth orbit, and landing.
Nearly all shots are carefully constructed using archival references combined with modern-day footage of the director's friends, using visual effects to remaster existing archival videos, to pull off shots that would have otherwise been impossible to get. All logos and graphics or titles in the short are fictional and bespoke, save for the NASA logotype. The film was recorded to a 23-year old VHS tape and re-digitized for the final product.
NASA Footage Reference Log
Filmmaker's Country of Origin
United States of America
Director's living room (greenscreen plate footage), Austin, TX
University of Texas at Austin (general exteriors), Austin, TX
NASA Submitter's Agreement
