SYNOPSIS

The Overview Effect is the sensation described by astronauts looking back at the Earth from space: an overwhelming sense of the fragility of life on our planet, and a connection to the whole human race. Former NASA astronaut Scott Parazynski calls it "a profound life experience that stirs the soul".

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Can Kevin, a teenage patient in hospice care in Los Angeles, experience the same effect through virtual reality? Donning a VR headset, he embarks on a mission to the International Space Station to find out.

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CHILD OF THE EARTH is a warm and intimate portrait of one young man's journey beyond the confines of his broken body, to outer space and beyond.

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The short documentary features Dr. Scott E. Parazynski (NASA Hall of Fame astronaut), Dr. Glen Komatsu and Evelyn Miralles.

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