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The Ultimate Selfie: NASA’s Golden Record 2.0 by Jessica Roth
28 May 2014

The Ultimate Selfie: NASA’s Golden Record 2.0 by Jessica Roth

by David Licata | posted in: Guest Blogger, The Film | 0

This post originally appeared on Curio Cabin, Jessica Roth’s wonderful blog. (Do yourself a favor and subscribe to it.) Thanks, Jessica, for generously allowing me to cross-post it here.  The Universe Is Listening In the late 70′s, NASA launched the … Continued

Golden Record, Golden Record 2.0, Guest Blogger, Jessica Roth, Jon Lomberg, NASA
A Quote About Exploration from T.S. Eliot
14 Feb 2014

A Quote About Exploration from T.S. Eliot

by David Licata | posted in: The Film | 0

We shall not cease from exploration And the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive where we started And know the place for the first time. from Four Quartets by T.S. Eliot About the photo: Earthrise Apollo 8, the … Continued

Apollo 8, Earthrise, Jim Lovell, NASA, Quotes, T.S. Eliot
Time Lapses
6 Aug 2013

Time Lapses

by David Licata | posted in: The Film | 2

Where Does the Time GO? Wikipedia tells me that Georges Méliès first used time-lapse cinematography in his 1897 film Carrefour De L’Opera. Since then it has been used only god can count how many times. Many people, myself included, would say overused. … Continued

Allen Telescope Array, Andy Bowley, Arcosanti, cinematography, Clips, Georges Méliès, NASA, Time Lapse
Where Are the Experts?
27 Sep 2012

Where Are the Experts?

by David Licata | posted in: The Film | 0

Dear Filmmaker, Are you interviewing experts who are critical of your subjects’ work? If yes, who? If no, why not? N.E. Dear.N.E. This is an excellent question. I am not interviewing experts. I decided early on that though the projects … Continued

ask the filmmaker, NASA, Richard Bryan, SETI
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Filmed over 15 years in locations throughout the US, A LIFE'S WORK is a documentary about long-term thinking, a meditation on Deep Time, a film essay about legacy.

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