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  • The Other Side of Mars (2019)
  • 56 min | Documentary
The Other Side of Mars (2019)
56 min | Documentary
NASA roboticist and Curiosity -rover driver Vandi Verma works on Mars on a daily basis from her desk at Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Los Angeles. Her work is entirely relying on images and the technologically advanced use of them...See moreNASA roboticist and Curiosity -rover driver Vandi Verma works on Mars on a daily basis from her desk at Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Los Angeles. Her work is entirely relying on images and the technologically advanced use of them. The film creates a philosophical journey into the intriguing world of Mars science. Through the lenses of various experts we learn how NASAs' images are made, used and manipulated for the sake of science, but also public information. Mars is the ideal place for an investigation into our paradoxical relationship to photography. Do images reflect reality or shape it? See less
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Writers
Sara Ahmed (narration based on essay by) | Minna Långström
Producer
Liisa Karpo
Composer
Mira Calix
Cinematographer
Päivi Kettunen
Editor
Minna Långström
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Updated Apr 23, 2017
Release date
Oct 14, 2019 (United States)
Awards
2 wins

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8 cast members
Name Known for
Vandana Verma
Self - Space Roboticist - JPL Self - Space Roboticist - JPL   See fewer
The Other Side of Mars (2019)
Robert Manning
Self - Chief Engineer - JPL Self - Chief Engineer - JPL   See fewer
The Other Side of Mars (2019)
Janet Vertesi
Self - Sociologist Self - Sociologist   See fewer
New Books in Science, Technology, and Society (2012)
Carl Sagan
Self - Astronomer (archive footage) Self - Astronomer (archive footage)   See fewer
Contact (1997)
Grant Wythoff
Self - Media Researcher Self - Media Researcher   See fewer
Tune into the Future (2020)
Dawn Sumner
Self - Geologist Self - Geologist   See fewer
Mars: One Day on the Red Planet (2020)
Ansel Adams
Self - Photographer (archive footage) Self - Photographer (archive footage)   See fewer
Ben Casey (1961)
Bruce Murray
Self - Planetary Scientist (archive footage) Self - Planetary Scientist (archive footage)   See fewer
Horizon (I) (1964)
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