Save the Earth! Program supported by RINREI
EARTH
Adrift
Cath Le Couteur/11:10/UK/Documentary/2016
On March 17th 1958, Vanguard, the first solar-powered satellite, was launched into space. At that time, space junk did not exist. Now, over one hundred million pieces of human-made space junk orbit the Earth. They include dead satellites, rocket parts, fuel tanks, paint flecks, nose cones, collision debris and more.
Hollywood International Independent Documentary Awards 2017 Best Foreign Short (USA)
Accolade Global Film Competition Award of Excellence: Documentary Short (USA)
Accolade Global Film Competition Award of Excellence: Documentary Short (USA)
Director : Cath Le Couteur
Cath Le Couteur studied Directing at the National Film and Television School UK. Her short films won a number of awards and screened at key festivals around the world including Edinburgh, Berlinale and Cannes. She recently won the Open Call Award from The Space (BBC/Arts Council) to create Adrift. She is a co-founder of Shooting People, the renowned online independent filmmakers collective (UK/NYC).
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