Space shuttle footage meets philosophy class—your brain's about to lift off.
The images from the landing of the first expedition of the spaceship Columbia are juxtaposed to a reflection on the function of the visual medium, and artistic creation as a whole.
Editing
Jarring NASA footage meets intimate narration—collage as argument.
Writing
Dense philosophical voiceover that dares you to keep up.
Direction
Delpino turns documentary into personal essay, no permission asked.
Director
Carlos Flores Delpino
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made during Peru's internal conflict, this essay film smuggles political critique through avant-garde form—state media literacy as resistance.
Delpino shot this solo with borrowed equipment, proving his own thesis: true creation needs permission from no one. The Columbia footage? Probably not licensed either.
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