The Farthest
It is the greatest accomplishment of humankind. A tiny spaceship, 12 billion miles from Earth, is moving out of our Solar System into deep space. This is the first time a human-made object has done so. It slowly dies within its heart, a plutonium generator. This will continue to beat for at least another ten years before Voyager’s lights go out. This tiny craft, which carries a Golden Record that contains recordings and photographs of Earth’s life, will continue to travel for many millions of years. Voyager and our other creations will likely outlive us all. This could be all that remains to us. Maybe one day, an alien will discover it and marvel. Voyager’s story is a tale of humanity, human drama, and nearly miraculous success. The Voyager twin space probes were launched 16 days apart, in autumn 1977. They have survived many near-misses, and nearly 40 years later, continue beaming revolutionary information over unimaginable distances. They have discovered the amazing secrets of our Solar System, using less computing power that a modern hearing aid. This journey was as groundbreaking as humankind’s first moon landing and the first global circumnavigation. The FARTHEST is a powerful cinematic documentary that celebrates the incredible machines and those who created them. These pioneers, who were launched from an uncertain planet, sail serenely through the dark – a lasting testament to humankind’s ingenuity and untapped potential of their imagination. The FARTHEST is a cinema-scale adventure that combines passionate organic storytelling, people, images and archive with brio. –avoid sexist language
Genre: Documentary
Director: Emer Reynolds
Actors: Carl Sagan, Carolyn Porco, Edward Stone, John Casani, Lawrence Krauss, Nick Sagan, Timothy Ferris
Country: Ireland
