The Voyagers (short film) / Penny Lane

The Voyagers is a short film about the extraordinary journey of two spacecrafts, Voyager 1 and Voyager 2, launched by NASA in 1977.  The narrator beautifully illustrates the significance of the Voyager mission by weaving a narrative about taking risks and the metaphor of falling in love. The Voyagers was directed by Penny Lane and placed first at the FLEX Awards.

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ABOUT THE FILM :

In the summer of 1977, NASA sent Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 on an epic journey into interstellar space. Each spacecraft carries a golden record album, a massive compilation of images and sounds embodying the best of Planet Earth. According to Carl Sagan, “[t]he spacecraft will be encountered and the record played only if there are advanced space-faring civilizations in interstellar space. But the launching of this bottle into the cosmic ocean says something very hopeful about life on this planet.” While working on the golden record, Sagan met and fell madly in love with his future wife Annie Druyan. The golden record became their love letter to humankind and to each other. In the summer of 2010, I began my own hopeful voyage into the unknown. This film is a love letter to my fellow traveler.

via Penny Lane Vimeo