2022 | United States | Short

The Astronaut

  • English - 5 mins
  • Director | Damian Apunte
  • Writer | Damian Apunte
  • Producer | Erika Martinez, Taius Greenidge

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Winner of Unity & Inclusion Award for NASA's International Cinespace contest and premiered at Houston Cinema Arts Festival.
Official Selection for Culver City Film Festival and Santa Monica International Film Festival.
Seven-year-old Aura loves everything space. She looks out her window, wishing she could escape the surrounding smog that’s causing her asthma. Her vivid imagination keeps her spirit alive. Every Sunday, she dresses up like an astronaut and takes her abuelita to the lighthouse, in hopes that one day it’ll turn into a space shuttle. Today is the day her dreams come true, she becomes an astronaut.
Key Themes: Latinx, Environmental, & Woman-Empowerment.

space shuttle astronaut asthma smog dream