Pale Blue Dot
Pale Blue Dot
DragonLight films is proud to release our short film Pale Blue Dot. This is to commemorate 30 years to the day (May 1st, 2020) that the complete Pale Blue Dot photograph was received from the Voyager 1 space probe at a record distance of about 6 billion kilometres at the edge of our solar system. Thanks to all cast & crew who made this short film possible.
Directors Statement from James Uren
Carl Sagan is a big hero for me. My background is engineering, so with my films I try to use the latest tools to tell stories about science and technology, and their complex relationship with humanity. With this film I wanted to blend science fact and fiction, to bring the sense of cosmic wonder I felt when I saw the Moon for the first time through my Dad's telescope.
What is the pale blue dot?
The Pale Blue Dot is a photograph of Earth taken Feb. 14, 1990, by NASA’s Voyager 1 at a distance of 3.7 billion miles (6 billion kilometres) from the Sun. The image inspired the title of scientist Carl Sagan's book, "Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space," in which he wrote: "Look again at that dot. That's here. That's home. That's us."
image courtesy of NASA/JPL-Caltech
Behind the Scenes Gallery
Photos courtesy of Christopher Buckenham Photography