Space has long been a topic that captivates young people of all ages, and film provides us with the perfect means of bringing the unfathomable vastness and fascinating majesty of the universe into the classroom - or, in an even more immersive way, on the big screen of a cinema. From George Méliès' influential 1902 classic A Trip To The Moon,through to modern space-themed masterpieces like Gravity or The Martian, film has always been a great way of exploring the wider solar-system, and beyond. Space films can also give a sense of perspective, and a humbling reminder of what a small, unique and precious planet our Earth it, and how vital it is that we protect it. And, of course, space films can provide an imaginative route into exploring STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) subjects, which are an excellent pathway into a career in the film industry, as well as countless other professions.
In fact, we at Into Film once ran a project that took us very literally into outer space. Our Into Film: Into Space project - which we ran during World Space Week in 2015 - provided a host of great free activities for 5-19 year-olds around themes of space and exploration. This included an incredible filmmaking competition for young people, which saw the shortlisted films sent up to the International Space Station (ISS) for British European Space Agency astronaut Tim Peake to watch and select a winner from. You can still watch the fantastic winning films, and see Tim Peake announce the winners from the ISS in orbit around the Earth!
Browse all of our out-of-this-world space content below.
