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THE LONGEST GOODBYE

Ido Mizrahy
IL CA 2023    52' 87'
⚬ Science & Technology ⚬ Society 

Synopsis

In the next decade, NASA will send astronauts to Mars for the first time. Separated from Earth, and unable to communicate with ground in real time throughout the three-year journey, crew members will experience extreme isolation that could gravely affect their mental state and the mission. THE LONGEST GOODBYE follows a savvy NASA psychologist tasked with protecting these daring explorers, who are torn between their dream to reach new frontiers and their need to stay connected to home. This conflict, we soon realize, transcends space travel: how do we balance our drive for progress with the deep connection to our roots and each other. 

Quotes

"fascinating, engrossing" - The Playlist

"absorbing doc" - The Hollywood Reporter

“succeeds in creating a real sense of the efforts it will take to get ‘soft, squishy humans’ to Mars” - Screen Daily

Credits

Director

Ido Mizrahy

Producer

Nir Sa’ar

Co-Producer

Paul Cadieux

Executive Producer

Valda Witt

Production Company

Restless Pictures

Co-Production Company

Megafun

Cinematography

Boaz Freund

Writers

Ido Mizrahy, Nir Sa‘ar

Editor 

Anouk Deschenes

Music

Ramachandra Borcar

Sound

Martin Pinsonnault

"Fascinating, engrossing" - The Playlist

 

"a wide-ranging introduction to the kind of challenge that we’re not often considering when pondering the next giant leaps for mankind" - Salt Lake City Weekly

 

"turns an impressively restrained and detailed lens on all the work that’s being done to provide more than just support to astronauts on a mission to Mars" - Slant Magazine

 

"We rarely get such a sense of the emotional toll of such an experience" - Roger Ebert

 

"Absorbing doc" - The Hollywood Reporter

 

"an illuminating documentary that challenges pop culture’s vision of space travel. The film is a testament to NASA’s technical ingenuity and a sobering reminder of the actual cost of humanity’s voyage beyond the heavens" - That Shelf

 

"absolutely fascinating" - KPCW

 

"riveting" - Toronto Star

 

"a gorgeous look at the human side of space travel" - Disappointment Media

 

Awards

Best Editing Feature Documentary

Canadian Screen Awards 2024

Best Original Music Feature Documentary

Canadian Screen Awards 2024

 

Festivals

Sundance 2023

CPH:DOX 2023

Thessaloniki DFF 2023

One World FF 2023

DocVille 2023

Hot Docs 2023

Millenium Docs Against Gravity 2023

Jerusalem FF 2023

Trieste Science+Fiction Festival 2023

 

Film Details

Runtimes 52' 87'
Production Countries Israel, Canada
Spoken Languages English

Biography

Ido Mizrahy’s narrative and documentary films premiered at SXSW, Tribeca, and ND/NF, among many other festivals, and went on to win a number of awards. His films have been distributed by AMC, Sundance, Netflix, Amazon, and MTV. Mizrahy is currently co-directing a fictional virtual reality experience that’s equal parts family-drama and space-thriller.

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