Explorer

"I was fascinated by the subculture of SETI@home, in which people all over the world donate their computer power to analyse radio signals for extraterrestrial activity, often building giant servers in their garage or home...

New Zealand Production

Short 2016 Drama 12.00 minutes

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Deep in the suburbs, a troubled and obsessive man waits for signs of alien life from the skies. Instead, he finds new meaning in the empty rooms of his family home - and travels into his own inner space.

Directors

Alex Backhouse

Producers

Katie Frost

Screenplay Writers

Alex Backhouse

Executive Producers

Michelle Savill

Cast

Tainui Tukiwaho
Explorer

Crew

Matt Henley | DOP

Mike Potton | Editor

Sandy Burton-Davis | Art Director

Jason Post | Composer

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