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Overview
The film tells the story of the experiences of Major Syrtis during the first Christmas on a newly-colonized Mars. Coyne has described the film as "Maybe Eraserhead or Dead Man crossed with some kind of fantasy and space aspects, like The Wizard of Oz and maybe A Space Odyssey, and set at Christmas-time. The story that unfolds is intended to hint at childlike magic within a tragic and realistic situation."
Cast
Major Syrtis
The Martian
Philosophical and Hymn-Singing Astronaut
Psychiatrist
Mars Psychiatrist
Sunglasses-wearing Astronaut
Mother
Faithless Astronaut
Astronaut Confronting Cosmic Reality
Major Lowell