Wanderers - a short film by Erik Wernquist [Official Version]

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Wanderers is a vision of humanity's expansion into the Solar System, based on scientific ideas and concepts of what our future in space might look like, if it ever happens. The locations depicted in the film are digital recreations of actual places in the Solar System, built from real photos and map data where available.
Without any apparent story, other than what you may fill in by yourself, the idea of the film is primarily to show a glimpse of the fantastic and beautiful nature that surrounds us on our neighboring worlds - and above all, how it might appear to us if we were there.
As some may notice I have borrowed ideas and concepts from science fiction authors such as Kim Stanley Robinson and Arthur C. Clarke, just to name a few. And visually, I of course owe many tips of my hat to painter Chesley Bonestell - the legendary master of space art.
More directly, with kind permission from Ann Druyan I have also borrowed the voice of astronomer and author Carl Sagan to narrate the film. The audio I used are excerpts from his own reading of his book 'Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space' (1994, Random House, www.penguinrand...) - needless to say, a huge inspiration for this film.
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CREDITS:
VISUALS BY - Erik Wernquist - [e-mail]
MUSIC BY - Cristian Sandquist - [e-mail]
WRITTEN AND NARRATED BY - Carl Sagan - from his book 'Pale Blue Dot' www.penguinrand..., courtesy of Ann Druyan, copyright by Democritus Properties, LLC, with all rights reserved
COLOR GRADE BY - Caj Müller/Beckholmen Film - [e-mail]
LIVE ACTION PHOTOGRAPHY BY - Mikael Hall/Vidiotism - [e-mail]
LIVE ACTION PERFORMANCE BY - Anna Nerman, Camilla Hammarström, Hanna Mellin
VOCALIST - Nina Fylkegård - [e-mail]
THANK YOU - Johan Persson, Calle Herdenberg, Micke Lindgren, Satrio J. Studt, Tomas Axelsson, Christian Lundqvist, Micke Lindell, Sigfrid Söderberg, Fredrik Strage, Johan Antoni, Henrik Johansson, Michael Uvnäs, Hanna Mellin
THIS FILM WAS MADE WITH USE OF PHOTOS AND TEXTURES FROM:
NASA/JPL, NASA/CICLOPS, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio, ESA, John Van Vliet, Björn Jonsson (and many others, of which I unfortunately do not know the names)
SUBTITLES & TRANSLATIONS PROVIDED BY - Victor Terrón (English, Spanish), Titus Ou (Traditional Chinese), John Walter (French), Shinwoo Jeon (Korean), Yoav Landsman & Ehud Maimon (Hebrew), Miguel Andrade (Brazilian Portuguese), Rik Delaet (Dutch), Mate Sršen (Croatian)

[@Andrew_Yeo]

A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.

[@newspeed8000]

and the trees grow more wilder and majestic when the young men nurture them!

[@anSealgair]

The solution.

[@cjmountian367]

Wow... nice

[@Hgulix62]

Wow, that words are wise bro The greatest evolution is when a work of a man transcend his own existence

[@CamiloSantana]

/s/men/people/g To advance at a greater rate than current and achieve our full potential, we'd do best to make use of all resources and employ/rely on both genders of our species.

[@nighty85]

I revisit this from time to time, never fails to leave a tear in my eye, accompanied by careful optimism for our future, while things seem bleak. Thank you.

[@dd.greenefilms2598]

Yes I find myself watching it over and over again and this is a wonderful film,perhaps this will be a really in the future.

[@Jasmic0137]

Same!

[@isomeme]

You're not the only one.

[@kq1564]

​@@dd.greenefilms2598 A religious family member walked out the room when I showed them this video

[@dd.greenefilms2598]

@@kq1564 Why did your family member walk out of the room?

[@LostInTheCosmosMusic]

This fills me with both unbounding joy and sadness; joy at what the future holds for mankind, but a deep, lonely sadness that I will not live to witness it

[@enoeth]

+LostInTheCosmosMusic Have you seen the news lately .. like for the past 10-15 years? I wouldn't be so joyful about humanity's future given it's evil destructive nature.

[@LostInTheCosmosMusic]

+enoeth The news only ever shows the destructive side of humanity. For every awful thing in this world, there are two more amazing things in my opinion

[@LostInTheCosmosMusic]

enoeth Cool, that's your opinion, and I'll stick with mine. Not really wanting to have an argument/debate in the youtube comment section to be honest with you, have a nice day!

[@enoeth]

Me neither, I respect other people's opinions and I really wish I still thought the way you do. I really hope you don't come to the brutal truth .. Have a nice evening.

[@pavlonwilcz5650]

+LostInTheCosmosMusic I like your point actually. People tend to digest only negativity and only ocasionally the so-called 'motivational-inspiring' stories. That's the problem of the media as well. It's up to them to decide what kind of news to feed us. And people pick the worst. As Maynard from the band Tool sing 'I need to watch things die from the good safe distance, vicariously I live while the whole world dies' (satirycally, for sure, but bitterly true).

[@annyarun]

“As for me, I am tormented with an everlasting itch for things remote. I love to sail forbidden seas, and land on barbarous coasts.” Million dollar words!

[@SecondWindMechanical]

I wish I could like this comment every day

[@WIKUS70]

I cri evryteim...

[@theatheistinthetrailerpark4709]

Uh, while the phrasing is apt for this video, there's a good chance that Melville wasn't talking about "forbidden seas" in the ocean-going vessel sense of the phrase. Melville was at least bisexual, if not gay, so he could have meant any number of things. Just as all great writers have written things that are open to interpretation.

[@TheBiohazard3179]

I'd say it isnt a million dollar word. This line is absolutely priceless.

[@Snowbound2643]

in this context it is so obviously not that

[@monkeibusiness]

I just love how you can see her smile at the end, just by seeing the eyes. Beautiful.

[@keithplymale2374]

Loose it every time I see this.

[@lexihernandez9016]

It's beautiful.

[@DCMACNAMARA-vh6op]

How does one float in a mostly hydrogen/helium atmosphere without heating the lifting gas?

[@meshuggaalchemist2174]

That smile must be protected at all costs

[@NahBoiiiii]

Just like covid mask lol. I tell if people are smiling or not by looking at their eyes.

[@BleachedJoy]

A lot of people are sad that they won't be able to see it. The way I see it is that we're here to pave the way for those who someday will. Somehow I find that enlightening

[@s4ndwichMakeR]

Absolutely. Even though, we’re not the generation to witness the incredible voyages of humanity into space, we’re still part of its way there. I think, today, in our home world, it’s our job to prepare our future generations-by contributing to eliminate superstition and greed, war and hate; by helping our present human society “to deal more kindly with one another”; by emphasizing the curiosity in our children; by never letting that flame that’s the desire for exploration extinct. That’s what I learned from Carl. And what I’m deeply … deeply grateful for.

[@aussiedonaldduck2854]

For our grandchildren!

[@martinclennell3023]

A fitting goal to give us purpose.

[@PaiSAMSEN]

Me too. I find it both sad that I wouldn't live to see any of those, but also honored to help pave the way so that the generations next to mine will be able to. I just hope we (as in humanity) live long enough for my descendant to see them.

[@nighthoodlupin3500]

There is no "it". No one should be sad. What's happening is a constant. Discovery is something that has happened from the moment our ancestors became conscience (you can't spell conscience without science, lol). Discovery is constantly happening every day and into the future. We're witnessing what our ancestors would have envied to see. If you're sad to not see it then you're not paying attention right now. I've heard the sound of our technology picking up the gravitational waves from two black holes colliding... I'd hope everyone alive and able to appreciate it has heard it too.

[@LesPaul2006]

Best. Fucking. Short. Film. Ever.

[@uTechTMAndroid]

LesPaul2006 toooootaaallly agree!

[@rolletroll2338]

Amen.

[@xoxosososososonewso1888]

@@rolletroll2338 gas giant

[@gabyjelly2001]

Yup😊👍🏼✌🏽

[@andrewcraig11781]

Hands down, the best video I've watched on KZbin.

[@StargazerFS128]

Back here in 2021, will be back here once in a while till my end. “Those other worlds promising untold opportunities becon, silently they orbit the sun…..waiting” her smile was magic

[@marilynkozak17]

I showed this to my 8 yo granddaughter and she said, ‘ I want to be her.’ 😭

[@LilGNR]

@@marilynkozak17 Thankfullly, she can be her. Tell her of the wonders of the universe and the only truth that exists in this world, scientific work.

[@StargazerFS128]

@@marilynkozak17She can be whatever she aspires to be, an intrepid explorer if she so chooses.

[@maximussparkus6933]

I return every so often also. It is now 2024 and I am back again, like you......

[@phonetickin8329]

I was very honored to see Enceladus in this short film! I was very fortunate to be a part of the Cassini Operations team who took that amazing picture! Your work truly inspires!

[@Destructor111]

Thank you for your service.

[@phonetickin8329]

@@Destructor111 🙏

[@MatthewPettyST1300]

I love the Ice crystals that sparkle hitting the camera lens.

[@AP-fo5cf]

This is quite possibly the greatest youtube video I've ever seen.

[@johnfeliciano8606]

How about now? Checking in 3 years later

[@AP-fo5cf]

@@johnfeliciano8606 Definitely still top 3. I can think of one or two that are maybe better.

[@Aljhaqu]

@@AP-fo5cf Could you share those videos? I get the feeling that they too are based on Carl Sagan's speeches...

[@AP-fo5cf]

@@Aljhaqu A lot of good space related ones, this one for example kzbin.info/www/bejne/q3WXmq2rebKIh6M melodysheep is amazing

[@GuillermoValleCosmos]

Same

[@eddiebattikha1160]

Erik... I revisit your brilliant short film a few times a year when I need a mood uplift or when I need inspiration. It has a profound effect on anyone who sees it. I first saw it around the time it was released, and its even more relevant today with the ongoing advancements in space related technologies.Thank you for creating something that will remain an ongoing source of hope for humanity for decades to come. Hope you are well.

[@sosososososososnewso5049]

Saturn gas giant

[@legitm0nkey]

well said

[@mattpetty1]

Carl Sagan has been a hero to me since he first started. I'm now 69 years old. I love this video. His rhythm when he talks and the words used are Hypnotic to my mind. I've seen this video maybe 2 dozen times in the course of this last month. Thank You Anna Nerman for your hidden smile at the end. Your eyes give you away. I choke back a quiet tear watching it every time.

[@anydaynow01]

Growing up with Carl Sagan, as a kid I believed I would be on a Mercury colony right now as an engineer using mined materials to maintain a Dyson swarm of He3 collectors for fuel for generation ships which were being built around Ceres from mined Belt materials and used Jovian gravity to sling shot them to Sol and then out to the other stars. Instead I have a job analyzing safety margin data for a plant based on 1950s fission tech. Come on humanity, get it together, forget about Tik Tok and other frivolous ventures and let's go to the stars!

[@michaelaramis1210]

Same here elder, this flames my heart and boils a tear from my eyes Humankind is so beautifully curious

[@PaiSAMSEN]

Gotta be the best short movie I've ever seen...

[@mizar_copernicus138]

id say its even best sci fi experience ever

[@WIKUS70]

I cry everytime

[@toallin301]

Am i the only one who cries watching this?

[@Trener_Artem]

Youre not

[@isoh3000]

Definitely not. I've watched this over 20 times and I still cry every and each time. We have to get out there. It is a must for our species.

[@amputee1967]

It portrays a hopeful future. Not for us unfortunately, but, for the generations that will proceed us.

[@Brodiz]

no, the bright eyes and joy that the last seen brings always hits me. to know I will never see this, know I will never feel that accomplishment of being there shakes me.

[@fett716]

it's the beauty and the promise that gets me every time haha

[@TheM750]

Born too soon.

[@enoeth]

+M750 To explore the universe.

[@ranishkA123]

+M750 Let's make it happen then.

[@TLOGhx]

But born just in time for dank memes

[@LeonardoBotinelly]

+M750 Teach your kids the wonders of science then, so they'll be able to navigate the clouds of Saturn's upper atmosphere. ;)

[@Old299dfk]

+M750 Doubt it - we'll live well into our 100's. Given that, just think how far we've come in 100 years. We were born in the right time buddy. Early enough to know what it's like to be tied to a planet nd late enough to see it flourish amongst the stars. Welcome to the future.

[@philipspencer1834]

Carl Sagan’s voice and philosophy are unmistakable and irresistible. 😎👍

[@MrMaxim]

The music to this video is amazing. Top quality!

[@europah2oalien334]

+BananaGaming It sure did! I get misty eyed just hear the late great Carl Sagan. Go NASA/JPL/SPACEX!!!!!!!!

[@indoobitable]

*Score, not a soundtrack

[@DaveDexterMusic]

@@indoobitable It's a soundtrack. And a score. Pretty unbelievable pedantry to try and trip someone up with that.

[@indoobitable]

@@DaveDexterMusic No

[@ΜΑΚΕΔΝΟΣ]

Like a space movie

[@jonheller6015]

5 years later and I still watch this regularly.

[@roshaan]

What an experience. Carl's immortal words and the stunning visuals and music. An experience! "I am tormented with an everlasting itch for things remote. I love to sail forbidden seas". Just WOW!

[@sihnar8360]

Those are Herman Melville's words Carl Sagan was quoting.

[@WayneLewisRSP]

As a 12 year old living in a steel mining town in arid country Australia, I was utterly transfixed by the original Cosmos series and it’s extraordinary ability to invoke a sense of wonder. For what its worth, in my opinion your film is a perfect legacy.

[@Aljhaqu]

You are only twelve summers? Then there IS hope... As long as there are more like you...

[@zamardii12]

Need more movies like this.

[@ripelivejam]

4 years late, but i feel Europa Report is kinda like this. It's still a little too Hollywood with its tension and plot, but I feel the overall message and theme of exploration is there.

[@boatchips7820]

I remember when I was about 8, my dad introduced me to this BBC special where astronaut took a grand tour of our solar system.

[@Brodiz]

It hits me at my core and hurts knowing that I was born too early to stand on the edge and look over another plant like the end show. That smile and wide eyes of wonder, feel me with desire that I can never fulfill.

[@ichstim]

You could, however, try to set the underlying basis so the next generations can have that desire fulfilled.

[@futureiscanceled]

We will fulfill that dream as a species!

[@KatherineSinahon]

this actually made me cry

[@georgebryandiaz7061]

Agreed.

[@ianmeade7441]

If humans achive imortality in the timeframe predicted then I see no reason not to experience these things. It would certainly be gratifying to begin these projects as early as this century and watch as they unfold before our eyes. I'd have no trouble waiting a couple hundred years to see the complete results (I'd certainly be more learnt by then)

[@Nathanroot]

What really gives me chills is that in 400 years, people will watch this relic, as we read frontier advertisements and laughed at their naivety but felt their excitement.

[@anacondaboom6417]

+Nathanroot If we survive the next 100 years

[@stephengerard8801]

+Anaconda Boom or the next 10

[@lociee]

+Stephen Gerard Or next year.

[@enoeth]

+Zulaz or .. fuuuuuck war apocalypse zombies wraaahhhblr

[@pyrelogic9876]

We can only hope

[@annyarun]

I am watching this in repeat mode. It's been past one hour and I am still not yet done. I don't know why but I feel like I am going through euphoria!! Thanks a lot for this.. I am eternally thankful for this video.

[@khabriel]

to me, the best thing i ever seen

[@pytagus]

yeh, one of the best short film i ever see !!! incredible !!

[@larjkok1184]

Find something else to do.

[@jlight7346]

The first time I watched this, I swear my heart stopped. I just stared at the end screen and then decided to play it again, and again, and I eventually fell asleep after a while. Every time I see it or even hear a few notes of the music I feel this instant happiness, a feeling of excitement for the future and a serene calm knowing we will be exploring it alone (for the solar system at least).

[@MrVvulf]

The poetry of Sagan's prose, plus the message which distills some of the best aspects of the human spirit - an uplifting experience.

[@bananasandbass]

I think SpaceX should hire you to do their pre-vis and promo work.

[@stairwayunicorn4861]

ikr, because a blimp on mars is as feasible as a hyperloop

[@mostlyjunk9296]

@@stairwayunicorn4861 Ever heard about vacuum airships? :D

[@AverageAlien]

spacex hasn't accomplished anything due to lack of competition

[@unclear6055]

I love how all places shown in the short film are actual places in our solar system. 2:35 Saturns moon Titan, Shown by the methane lakes below (Due to low gravity and high atmosphere density, You would actually be able to fly on Titan like in the film) 2:42 Uranus moon Miranda, as you can see the planet in the background. The moon is almost certainly Miranda due to the cliff that they jump down. That cliff is most likely Verona Rupes, the highest cliff in the solar system at an estimated 20 km height. The dedication put into this short film is amazing. I love it!

[@ShinySaplingOfficial]

How awesome would be to have a sci-fi series set in the next few hundred years of humanity's adventures in exploring our solar system. Imagine future spaceships but still "rough" around the edges with "learn by mistakes" flaws and adventures. Imagine seeing the first crews setting foot on distant celestial bodies, pretty much like in this video. The kind of sci-fi series that you as a human can relate to (or could in the future) and feel like it's just a matter of time, not some far fetched technology that could as well be magic. The kind of series that would make the new generations want to learn, explore and discover new technology and new worlds. Man.. wouldn't that be awesome ?

[@davidoosthuizen257]

Read Calibans War by James Corey. TV Series comings soon too.

[@skyrising3832]

That sounds amazing :O

[@asaturn]

+ShinySapling they made this. it was called "star trek: enterprise"

[@Natabus]

+ShinySapling Red Mars, Green Mars, Blue Mars.

[@fartquad326]

+Andrew Saturn I'm thinking less "warp drive and teleporters" and more "solar panels and MRE's"

[@V101SPACE]

Wow, this is amazing. Love the visuals.

[@UNLKYHNTR]

“Maybe it’s a little early. Maybe the time is not quite yet. But those other worlds - promising untold opportunities - beckon. Silently, they orbit the Sun, waiting.”

[@happyshpongling]

+Lexington73300 shut up

[@SpiffingNZ]

+John Smith There's always that one arsehole that has to try and shit on our dreams to explore the stars.

[@laurel5432]

+Lexington73300 As long as i agree with everyone to have full stomach as long i dont agree with not exploring space. I think if everything goes right Earth will be habitable for 100k years, then human race dies and no one else can have a 'full stomach'. Whenever we reach other worlds and goverment abuse can no longer exist there will hopefully be no 3rd world. Remember that Earth is already overpopulated, if we wanted everyone to have medium single family house with a little backyard we would need about 8 Earths and guess what, people are still procreating. Problem is not in exploring space being a reason for us to not care about others - people want to live good life and not just survive so they go for ultra egoism.

[@nytenjin]

+Lexington73300 I know I'm late to this discussion but that 'vain waste of our time and resources' has been responsible for a great deal of our scientific advancement in the past 60 years.

[@nytenjin]

+Leszek Żukowski You could not be more wrong, please read: www.pop.org/content/debunking-myth-overpopulation

[@randy4903]

It's been more than seven years since this video first got released, and I still watch it over and over.

[@went.there.tomorrow6854]

Same here.

[@sosososososososnewso5049]

@@went.there.tomorrow6854 saturn is gas giant or rock

[@Malakie]

To dream the ultimate dream.... I was born generations too early..

[@mllecamill3]

Same here! I would love to conquer space.

[@Supergecko8]

not true, this is the beginning

[@MichelePardini]

same here, way too early....

[@SClerckx]

For them to explore the galaxy a foundation has to be build. For us to build a foundation they had to explore our world.

[@Urd_Voiddaughter]

I replied something similar to someone else who shared your sentiments. Every generation has thought that the age of discoveries was in the past and every true explorer has proved them wrong. Don't bemoan the conquest of our known frontiers, dedicate yourself to find the frontiers we never even dreamed of. If you don't do that, the universe will be out of your reach even if you lived a billion years. Don't think for a second that the privilege to discover unknown worlds comes to those who are simply born at the right time. If you don't have the skills and the drive to work towards that goal right here, right now, you would never have become that explorer in any time and age. Stop dreaming about futures to come, start working to make that dream real.

[@Ripcode2233891]

This is what I dreamed of seeing, as a child. It's amazing how you captured that exact image, replicated it to such delicate and beautiful detail. This is an absolute masterpiece.

[@voidyam6996]

Whenever I come back here, I leave with hopeful tears. Thanks Erik for making this. Safe travels fellow wanderers.

[@SwampRusalka]

This is one of the most wonderful and beautiful films about humans and cosmos I have ever seen. I come back to it over and over again since I found it first time back in 2015. This video is so clear and pure in it's core idea that the smile of a girl at the end makes me tear up a little every time I watch it. Such a great work! Thank you.

[@jlight7346]

Sometimes I watch this again to remind myself of what I was meant to do, to help me get through the tougher parts of life. It gives me hope for the future, gives me a sense of direction in the mess that is life. My heart races at the very thought of what we can be, and what we will become. I am forever grateful that I was given a chance to participate. Humanity is destined to reach out to the stars, to live, to explore, and to expand.

[@Cronites]

Love that people are still watching this. I wish everyone on the planet could see this inspiring vision for the future

[@nephos100]

Watch 'Cosmos' by Carl Sagan from the early 1980s.

[@nawnomadnan9874]

Magnificent. It truly sadden me that i wont be alive long enough to see all this happens..

[@skyrising3832]

You never knows. Genetics engineering, more advanced medicine technology, and advancements in AI/Robotics might extend your life a bit. You might also be alive to see the colonization of Mars (or even go, if you so choose) if SpaceX succeeds in their mission.

[@s4ndwichMakeR]

And yet it’s up to us to contribute to a future human society striving for these achievements by getting inspired and dreaming of the destiny of our species and therefore acting in a proper way. Every generation comes with a responsibility for overcoming the problems of their respective time. So let’s face and overcome those of our time! Every day! Earth itself is like a generation ship on the way to launching the first REAL generation ship.

[@VictorvanSchagen]

Watched it first in 2015. Still watch it once in a while every year.

[@Idolismo]

Came here after the KSP 2 AMA, what a beautifully crafted video.

[@ZozoosaoqosoMewso-rt4zt]

Last Airbender vibes

[@GSTripleF]

Carl Sagan was an unequalled visionary. You sirs, gave his words the visual and auditory genius to match his. Unparalleled short film. Thank you.

[@AndragonLea]

I come back to this every now and then. It's both comforting and melancholic. I'm sad I may not live to see this, yet hopeful that, some day, humanity will.

[@MichaelSillion]

Mee too! Still returning to this!

[@anitathakur9340]

@@MichaelSillion i really really hope that in our lifetime life extension or some medicine will come that can make us look younger and live longer

[@soaosooaoaoaooanewso6872]

Saturn was gas giant rocks

[@georgeofhamilton]

One of the most inspiring films I've ever seen. This is what I want for humanity.

[@Xenthorx]

Incredible Photography and great voice over. Need Moar ! Extra Points for Carl Sagan writing :)

[@Schneider95220]

o7 ;-)

[@fettniamor]

4 four years after, this video is still a masterpiece. Thank you... Could I hope more, one day?

[@muaddib21]

I don’t know why, but her smile always gives me goosebumps. I look into her eyes and am inspired that someday we can truly conquer our solar system and travel to neighboring planets, satellites and asteroids. They are still waiting for us...

[@Roguekriger]

This makes me emotional. I want to see the galaxy, for all its dangers and wonders. I want to see it, I want to experience it.

[@Spaceflightlover2010]

Space engine, in VR.

[@billcannon]

I liked as soon as I heard Sagan.

[@emilyc.3797]

this video made me cry. shit ill say it man this is a deeply emotional video and i am god damn in love with it and everything it stands for

[@KevinThurman]

I am so in awe of this masterpiece. This vision inspired the last generation to build EPCOT-- a dedication to the optimism for humanity's future. The ride HORIZONS immersed guests in worlds where people lived underwater, across metro cities and mega farms, and space colonizations. It was the 1980's, so videos of it look outdated, but it was life-changing for its time. 11 years later, they shut it down because maintenance was expensive, and Disney wanted to charge customers premium prices without actually spending a premium-cost to build high quality products. It is a shame they demolished Horizons for cheap, IP-focused rides. I hope this generation finds a new Disney-- a brand whose sole purpose is the optimistic view of humanity's future, who builds videos like this, with parks and rides to inspire humanity again to act as one-family and progress as a whole to better each human's standard of living. Maybe then, we can have Wernquist's vision.

[@LordTheProut]

I cant stop thinking about "The Expanse"..... the best show for decades of TV and scifi ....bravo and thank you for the travel !

[@florentmunierbass293]

I want a 5 hours contemplative film with this kind of images *-*

[@JohnsChannal]

Six years have passed and this still remains as one of my favourite artistic interpretations of Carl Sagan's words from Pale Blue Dot

[@Antares070]

Awesome, goosebumps every time I listen to Carl Sagan..Her smile is everything..

[@SuperChangcho]

I've just come across your film; wow thank you! Space elevators on Mars, tourists jumping off the cliffs of Miranda....!

[@AdeelKhan1]

Gives me goose bumps every time. 5 years ago and now and in the future!

[@janmelantu7490]

I keep coming back here. I’ve watched it dozens of times, from its initial premiere until now. This film rules

[@jeffvader811]

We all know that feeling. The feeling you get when you look up at the stars, a sense of unity, awe and longing - it really is beautiful.

[@BlueKnightGuy]

I find myself coming back once or so a year, to be reminded of the bigger picture. Thank you for this extraordinary piece of art.

[@Quang_Tran_asdf]

Epic! 2:29 gave me chills!

[@St4r8uck]

+Thanh Quang Trần ASMR :)

[@stemid85]

+Thanh Quang Trần Indeed. I know some sci-fi book has described being on a small planetary body next to a large gas giant as seeing a wall of motley on the horizon constantly. But with better words. That visual stood out for me.

[@europah2oalien334]

+Thanh Quang Trần Me too Bro, ...me too.

[@mrspidey80]

It's not what it would look like, though. The image is highly zoomed in on the people walking. In fact, when i punch in the numbers here: rechneronline.de/sehwinkel/angular-diameter.php I get an angular diameter for Jupiter of roughly 12°. So, seen from Europa, Jupiter would be a bit smaller than the constellation Cassiopeia (that big "W" in the northern sky)

[@MatthewPettyST1300]

At 1:53 there is on the crater floor, a not so hidden purposely made maybe 200 yards across Yin Yang symbol. It's not really hard to see and once you see it it gets easier. Maybe an Easter Egg? Another thing I bet a lot of people miss are the Two jets flying in the Tube like world at 2:13. Low and in the center, their contrails point them out. The one on the right with 2 engines. Carl Sagan has been a hero to me since he first started. I'm now 69 years old. I love this video. His rhythm when he talks and the words used are Hypnotic to my mind. I've seen this video maybe 2 dozen times in the course of this last month. Thank You Anna Nerman for your hidden smile at the end. Your eyes give you away. I choke back a quiet tear watching it every time.

[@AverageAlien]

This video is criminally underated. This is what we should focus on. Imagine how amazing space tourism would actually be.

[@MichelePardini]

every now and then I keep poppin up here and watch this wonderful video. Like many have said, I also was born way - way - too early. I keep dreaming to visit space, and to cross the final frontier.

[@baihongliang]

24 viewers think they'd rather stay on Earth.

[@fett716]

薛法藍 haha

[@murtazaabbas01]

I find myself re-visiting this video almost daily...

[@CWMalako91]

I find myself revisiting this video every year.

[@Jul1us]

EVERY SINGLE TIME i come back to this beauty it leaves at least a smiling tear if not for Sagans soft raspy voice but for all that is shown and narrated

[@giuliomandelli1628]

I came back here after the release of the magnificent pictures taken by the James Webb Space Telescope: "maybe the time is not quite yet, but those other worlds, promising untold opportunities, beckon"

[@ThomasBrunetMusic]

Sagan's voice is mezmerizing. So much poetry in his words. Gotta read this book now!

[@VeryDeathlyShiny]

I've loved this since it was fist posted here in 2015, but I gotta say... it hits differently after watching 'The Expanse'...

[@meinjapan]

its criminal this doesn't have millions of views!

[@dilipbs1066]

can't believe this has only 508k views. Such an inspiring short film.

[@joshuawilliamson1468]

I've come back to this so many times over the years... It gives me so much hope and so many tingles every time

[@anshwadhwa3561]

Opening lines are so majestic!!

[@adamjohnson9873]

I’ve watched this video about 16,000 times in the past 5 or so years. Every time it comes very close to making a grown man cry. Erik, make more please!!!

[@TessellationRow]

Same man. Same.

[@2ndclss]

watching this vid 16k times is only about 44.4 hours of total watch time so it seems pretty believable that you actually watched this 16k times :)

[@SuperMacBrother]

incredible man....just incredible

[@keithplymale2374]

Beyond doubt the most amazing film ever. 200 miles straight up and half way to anywhere from the Belt in. Just a matter of delta vee. Ad Astra! Like and share. Make this go viral.

[@classicjetsims]

More than anything, I think this video gave me the inspiration to put my stuff in storage and start traveling the world even though I've never considered myself much of a traveler. But he's right about the urge one can barely articulate to see new lands. Some of the places I've seen are simply breath taking. I hope our future is similar to what we see in this video but it makes me sad to see how much money we waste on war and how power drives politicians to ignore the health of our planet so as to benefit them and their greed for money and power. We have the potential to accomplish so much.

[@Will-W]

i wish I could re-like this every time I watch it.

[@radoomiron93]

That's why we need movies and tv series depicting the Mars trilogy and 2312. They are so inspiring...

[@charlescole1766]

NOT 2312!

[@kq1564]

@@charlescole1766 What year then?

[@Adamstankevitch]

Erik, your work is beyond words.

[@taggermen]

This is one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen!

[@donb1397]

Of the great many great humans who were taken from us far too soon, the loss of Carl Sagan still stings us most deeply.

[@kalekain3521]

In a world that needs Carl Sagan, we get Donald Trump

[@Kaylem13]

Love (2011) - a full length movie with the same "feeling" as this wonderful video, show yourself!

[@YesThatDan]

This. This is exactly why we need, as people and as a civilization and as a species, to cooperate more, not less. Thank you, Carl, for pointing it out. I wish more people were listening.

[@WiccanFire1000]

Making this film so unbearably short is a crime... But even now it makes me cry...

[@Poltraite]

...I have no words. That was very cool...

[@Chuck-gd9rr]

Remote Viewing planets in other solar systems is likely more reality based than ever physically visiting them. Great film, life would be so much less without dreams.

[@pux0rb]

This is incredible. Thank you for posting this on youtube!

[@wombat5049]

Masterpiece. Every time it makes me cry. And we are wallow in wars and disputes. This is killing me.

[@acs197]

Words do not do justice to describe how this makes me feel..

[@tagair211]

It always fills me with thoughts of The Expanse... I love it

[@greydragon2009]

I strive to breath the air of distant worlds, to bask in the warmth of different suns. My desires are deep and distant, to smell the scent of alien flowers and gain the friendship of others not of my world.

[@MrWhiteav6]

March 1st 2020 and I'm still watching this, still gives me the chills. LOVE!!!

[@MrWhiteav6]

June 2nd, 2021. I've returned. I never really left.

[@OniMuesashi]

I was hoping Interstellar would be 2 hours of this. Man was I ever disappointed.

[@nephos100]

Interstellar was shit. A really bad movie.

[@dreamer2260]

Indeed. In many ways it felt stiflingly small and limited. And fundamentally empty and depressing.

[@mattshelton4568]

Erik, this is sublime, simply sublime. People like you, sharing their art gratis, represent everything that is good about humanity.

[@FarhadMasum]

You, Sir, did an amazing job. Absolutely stunning! Carl Sagan is my idol. It feels awesome that there are many, who got inspired by him, who have fabulous skill sets as you do. Please make more. I have a science page in facebook and a website in my language. I will share these videos there.

[@jeezed2950]

Jesus is my lord and savior I would think striving to be like him would be better than looking up to mr. Billions.

[@SuperMadumadu]

I'll never forget this short film for as long as I live.

[@22Tech]

this is the coolest friggn thing i've ever seen, NICE JOB!

[@kantanlabs3859]

Wonderful tribute to the fantastic legacy of Carl Sagan (Cosmos series, Pale blue dot, Contact....) !

[@Martinit0]

A work of art

[@enzov9772]

3:14 I love that, despite most of her face being concealed by her mask, you know the human expression she's making.