Red Heaven

2020

1h 17m

Documentary

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Six people live for a year on “Mars” in a NASA experiment studying what happens to humans when they are isolated from Earth. Shot by the subjects themselves over the course of the mission, RED HEAVEN vividly captures six people pushed to their limits in an exploration of our most fundamental needs as human beings.

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Sheri Linden

Hollywood Reporter

There's a lightness to the film as it explores weighty matters, along with a dash of reality show dynamics, framing cosmic questions in a familiar format.

Mar 23, 2020

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Jason Flatt

But Why Tho? A Geek Community

A timely documentary, Red Heaven is an intimate and unique look into the world of space exploration and just what it will take to land humans on Mars.

Rated: 7.5/10

Jan 16, 2023

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JK Sooja

Common Sense Media

This intimate documentary is compelling because of its scientific novelty and its "day in the life" capturing of 6 adults trying to keep their spirits up while living in isolation for an entire year.

Rated: 3/5

Jan 18, 2022

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Rob Aldam

Backseat Mafia

A thoughtful and intricate study of the human psyche.

Nov 4, 2021

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Wendy Shreve

Featuring Film

As an examination of human nature Red Heaven entertains. You don't have to be a scientist to appreciate the day-to-day complexities of the social experiment. Of course, those who enjoy anything science-oriented may glean more from this film.

Nov 4, 2021

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Ricardo Gallegos

La Estatuilla

A compelling understanding of the ravages of isolation. [Full review in Spanish]

Nov 14, 2020

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In preparation for the first human mission to Mars, six volunteers take part in the ultimate dress rehearsal, living inside a year-long NASA simulation to understand the effects of isolation on the human mind. Red Heaven puts you right in there with them. The creative team behind this film, Lauren DeFilippo and Katherine Gorringe, were intrigued by the human side of traveling to the red planet, or as they said, "…the intensity of living in a place that is totally inhospitable to us as a species all the while being completely isolated from everything you've ever known. We felt that was the most fascinating part, yet it was being repeatedly overlooked in the race to get to Mars." They found the answer with the Hawai'i Space Exploration Analogue and Simulation (Hi-SEAS), where six people would enter a small dome and be isolated from the rest of the world for an entire year as if they were on Mars. This crew was filmed for the entire year and DeFilippo and Gorringe spent five years editing the film. The result is an intriguing film that presents what it really would be like and how people would be impacted by so much time cut off from the rest of the world. This is incredibly relevant in our pandemic world, right?

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Six people live for a year on “Mars” in a NASA experiment studying what happens to humans when they are isolated from Earth. Shot by the subjects themselves over the course of the mission, RED HEAVEN vividly captures six people pushed to their limits in an exploration of our most fundamental needs as human beings.

Director: Lauren DeFilippo, Katherine Gorringe
Producer: Greg Boustead, Jim Butterworth, Daniel J. Chalfen, Jessica Harrop, Suzanne Kolb, Miriam Mintz
Production Co: Insignia Films, Sandbox Films, Naked Edge Films
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 19, 2021
Runtime: 1h 17m

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