Synopsis

An astronaut guides us through the international space station on his way to the communications room. He has a video meeting with his five-year-old daughter Annie, who is preparing for her first day of school. She is worried about this unknown experience so he tries to give her courage with an inspirational bedtime story. The story is a re-telling of the Apollo 11 Moon landing, told in a language reminiscent of children's storybooks. The film concludes with an image which Annie has drawn on her first day at school, depicting herself as an astronaut in response to the exercise "what do I want to be when I grow up".

Joseph Childs

Joseph Childs graduated with a Master of Arts from the Royal College of Art London in 2008. He runs an animation studio in the Hackney Picture House cinema in east London. Joseph's animated work is represented by the short film agency Shorts International and has been aired on French, Turkish and American satellite television. His work has been shown at a number of international animation festivals, as well as prestigious galleries such as the Parasol Unit in London. One of his animations is also part of the private art collection of Jean Pigozzi and received a Man group drawing prize. Joseph lectures in animation at Camberwell College of Art and London College of Communication.

Iro Tsavala

Iro Tsavala is an author-illustrator working in London since graduating from the Royal College of Art in 2008. She works with books and collaborative projects as well as illustration commissions. Her books contain short, surreal narratives, often inspired by everyday events. She uses collage, printmaking and drawing, as well as found objects. Alongside her image-based narrative books, she writes and illustrates books for children. She is a lecturer at UCA Farnham and lives in East London.