O T H E R W O R L D L I N E S S

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Climbing onboard a spaceship is not the only way to explore other worlds,  and never has been.  
From simple stargazing to virtual space adventures, from living in isolated space simulations on Earth to eventual AI-infused journeys to distant planets, humans have continuously and determinedly pursued varied routes to otherworldly experiences. As we prepare to send a few select humans farther into space than ever before, how can we nurture a broader spacefaring community right here on our home planet?        
H O M E
O T H E R W O R L D L I N E S S
offers a wide-ranging and provocative narrative of human space exploration – its successes, its spectacles, and its shortcomings – from today’s outdated models that deny participation to most, to mind-boggling R&D propelling us toward our spacefaring futures.  We will meet  spacefaring change makers who will help chart our paths toward cosmic citizenship, both on our home planet and on distant worlds.  

O T H E R W O R L D L I N E S S
is a documentary about being a human in the universe. About our futures here and on other worlds. About those with whom we share the universe. About otherworldly experiences, who gets to experience and participate in these. Who gets their hands on the gear. Who gets to decide the future humans we will eventually become. Who among us can upend a tired theorem merely by thinking of it in a uniquely different way. Who may actually leave our home planet and settle down elsewhere in the cosmos.

P E O P L E
Meet spacefaring luminaries and
change makers who are helping us
chart our paths toward cosmic
citizenship, both on our home planet
and on distant worlds:

  • alien-hunter Jill Tarter
  • royal astronomer Sir Martin Rees
  • astronaut Soyeon Yi
  • futurist engineer Rakhi Rajani
  • ecologist theologian Whitney Bauman
  • astronomers/educators Susan Murabana and  Chu Owen and their Traveling Telescope
  • planetary scientist Jen Blank
  • microscopic spacefarers called Tardigrades
  • Ori, a customized AI expert who can explain  everything we need to know about visiting  and living on other worlds

Producer/director Jan Millsapps and her production team bring decades of filmmaking experience, prestigious  awards and global recognition for their work in science and media.  Millsapps' previous documentary Madame Mars  premiered at the United Nations, won first prize in the Raw Science Film Festival and toured with the U.S. State Department's American Film Showcase.  




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