Re-Entry

A woman sits in a desk chair with her back to us and her arms hanging down. The wall in front of her is covered in paper, charts, and diagrams. Various laurels are in the bottom 3rd of the frame, over a hardwood floor.

A short film by Ariel Mahler. 35 years ago, Maya Redding, a male-presenting NASA engineer, and her best friend George, launched a satellite to study the origins of the universe. The satellite got lost in the wrong orbit, forcing Maya to leave NASA in shame. In the years since, Maya came out as trans, and has been searching for the satellite ever since.

When she re-discovers the satellite, Maya is haunted by the memory of her painful, closeted past. Will she bring the satellite's data back to NASA and return to her former life? Or will she let her past burn up, like the satellite's re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere?

Score mixed by John Elleson-Hartley.

 

Aesthetica Film Festival
Stamped Film Festival
Out On Film Festival
Side Walk Film Festival
Queer Rhapsody Film Festival
InsideOut Film Festival

A white woman sits at a desk. She holds headphones to her ears. A ray of light erupts from her computer. Standing behind her, hands on the top of her chair, is a younger white man. 'Re-Entry' is written in white along the top. The background is stars