![]() ![]() In a lot of ways that's very familiar to me as well and I related deeply to all the characters. The risks that they take and the decisions they have to make. JC: I relate it to the idea that they have these amazing extraordinary dreams, and the sacrifices they make to achieve those dreams. And people who work in space love what they do and they think about big questions, but they're also just like normal people. It's always inspiring to see people who love what they do. I grew up with a bunch of scientists and Thanksgiving always had a bunch of professors instead of family. : How did working around Elon Musk and these ultra smart astronauts and talented engineers change you as people and artists?ĬV: My dad is a professor of artificial intelligence so it was like coming home. NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken (Image credit: Netflix) He's also quite goofy and really loves sci-fi. He's one of these people you listen to and then you think about what he says. Elon thinks about consciousness and thinks about these big questions. He's incredibly passionate about it and the people that work with him very much respect him and the risks he took. : What was it like being around Elon Musk and did you learn anything you didn’t know about him before?ĬV: He's the real deal. ![]() But we did have a bit more insight on the risk than the general public. To see them dock at the space station and be a part of that mission and then make it back home safely, we were holding our breath like everybody else. Jimmy Chin: The rewards were that we were so invested in the missions and the success of these missions that when they pulled off the impossible it was so rewarding. The silver lining of that was that the astronauts began filming themselves, and so that provided some very intimate glimpses into their personal lives that normally would have been hard to access. We enjoy spending time with the people in our films. That was hard because our films are made on intimacy. : What were the challenges and rewards of filming "Return To Space?"ĬV: Covid was a huge challenge because space doesn't stop with Covid and we were already making this film and we had a deadline. ![]() So we wanted to create a human connection between the story that seems so big and the people at home. And hopefully to raise some questions about this and the ethics involved. We were interested in calling attention to that and also to examine and document the humans who were behind that. It seemed like an important event that marked, in a very real way, this new era in our relationship as humans to space. : How did you become attached to this project and what were your goals?Ĭhai Vasarhelyi: We'd been interested in the story for a long time and were also space enthusiasts. spoke with Vasarhelyi and Chin on how they became involved with this project, the challenges of filming during the outbreak of the pandemic, spending time with a visionary like Elon Musk, and whether or not they'd hop aboard a rocket for a tourist trip into space. ![]()
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