Starsight

In the cosmos, you dream of what you have left behind, of the stories you tell yourself, of a personal history. Routine is interrupted by thoughts of them. 

A brief story about stars, relationships, distance, beginnings, and endings. Made for Nina Freeman's Sunset Jam. Developed with Ink. 

Inspirations:

• The song "Sunrise, Sunset" from Fiddler on the Roof.
• The conversations in between re-spawns in Run Lola Run.
• Star Trek. 
• The Death Cab for Cutie song “What Sarah Said.”
• Walter Benjamin’s essay “On the Concept of History,” particularly part IX.
• 2001: A Space Odyssey, particularly the final shots. 

Sources:

• The Astronomy Bible by Heather Couper and Nigel Henbest
• Origins: How the Planets Stars, Galaxies, and the Universe Began by Stephen Eales
• Cosmos by Carl Sagan