On one comment thread the other day mention was made of the famous American scientist Carl Sagan, and I was reminded of a short film done in his honour a few years ago.

In 1994 he wrote a book called Pale Blue Dot, which was inspired by a picture taken in 1990 – at his behest – by the Voyager space probe, of the planets as it left the Solar System. An audio version of the book was produced and a section of it was basically a little speech he made about the human race and our future.

In 2015 a Swedish actor and playwright, Erik Wernquist, decided to use the modern power of computer CGI, a little inspiration from famous SF authors Stanley Robinson, Arthur C. Clarke and space artist Chesley Bonestell to craft a short video around the speech.

It is poetic and strange and beautiful, which I think we need right now.