Two years ago we were graduate film students talking about visions of the future in the basement of Stanford's McClatchy Hall. Living in Silicon Valley we were immersed in conversations about "changing the world", "living in the future", or "becoming multi-planetary", and we became fascinated by this dream of future technological immortality at a present time of global crisis. Much like the futures depicted in our favorite Sci-fi movies, the way we envision the future says so much about our present.

Science fiction always asks the big questions: about what it means to be human, about our place in the universe. Today, when Mars is a more powerful force in our imaginations than ever before, we have set out to make the first "science nonfiction" documentary that explores what life on Mars might actually be like, and what going to Mars means for the future of humanity.

When we embarked on telling this story about the HI-SEAS project, we were told there was no way for us to capture life inside the dome, since it is above all research for NASA. We took a risk and flew to Hawaii to film with the crew before they entered the simulation, and we were able to build trust with the project and the crew themselves. They opened their lives to us, and gave us exclusive access to make this feature film.

We are thrilled to share with you the project that has consumed our hearts and minds for the past two years. We will continue to work tirelessly to make this film, and only with your generous support can we make it a reality. Let's do this!

To Mars and beyond!

-- Katherine & Lauren

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