"Julien Elie's intelligent, multifaceted documentary Shifting Baselines constructs a vivid mosaic of the romance and the hazards of space exploration...Shifting Baselines shows us examples of habitat loss, declining wildlife populations, light pollution and at least asks us to question whether anyone really understands the consequences of the current investment in satellite technology and the race to colonize new worlds."
— ScreenDaily
As the world's wealth continues to concentrate among fewer and fewer people, private entities are replacing public programs, with little oversight or regulation around the long-term impacts of their fantastical endeavors. One such example of this phenomenon is Elon Musk's "Starbase." The base has overtaken a stretch of Texas coastline with environmental significance to the entire Gulf region, populating a formerly sparse area with rockets, workers, and tourists hoping to catch a glimpse of the next test launch.
Having played widely at film festivals around the world, Shifting Baselines questions the supposed benefits to science, the public, and the planet of this rush to colonize outer space. Will these developing new normals engender a brighter age for humanity? Or is our zeal for technologies and frontiers accelerating the demise of the only home we've ever known?
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