Synopse
DOCUMENTARY In 2018, Elon Musk opened the headquarters of his company SpaceX in Boca Chica, Texas. The company is concentrating on conquering Mars and the film shows in stark monochrome photography the consequences, both for the Earth and space. Once upon a time, it was the sea’s waves that dictated the rhythm of life in Boca Chica at the mouth of the Rio Grande. But then the swamps were drained, the beaches closed and the houses bought up. The area is now a space base and a Mecca for rocket fans who dream of moving to space. But what is a vision of the future for some is seen with concern by others: environmentalists criticize the destruction of nature and astrophysicists warn of the danger of space debris.
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Born in Québec, JULIEN ÉLIE won international recognition for his documentary Dark Suns, which won the Sichtwechsel Film Award at FILMFEST HAMBURG in 2019. After La Guardia Blanca (2023) FILMFEST HAMBURG is now showing his third film Shifting Baselines, which had its premiere at the Visions du Réel documentary film festival in Nyon.
Akkreditiertenvorstellungen
26.09.2025 13:00 Uhr
Metropolis
Info
Original Title: Shifting Baselines
Category: Documentary feature
Version & Subtitles: English OV with English subtitles
Section: Transatlantic
Production country: Canada
Year of Production: 2025
Length: 100 min
Director: Julien Elie
Screenplay: Julien Elie
Producer: Andreas Mendritzki, Aonan Yang, Julien Elie
Production company: GreenGround Productions, cinéma belmopan
Cinematography: Glauco Bermudez, Francois Messier-Rheault
Sound: Daniel Capeille, Sylvain Bellemare, Bernard Gariépy Strobl
Editor: Xi Feng
Music: Mimi Allard
World Sales: Filmotor s.r.o.
Kontakt: Michaela Cajkova / Filmotor s.r.o.
