Moving to Mars
Short film Completed 2009
Director and Producer
Mat Whitecross (d.) and Karen Katz (p.)
Doc Society helped with
Production
Went to Good Pitch
Runtime: 90 minutes
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Moving to Mars tells the story of two families from Burma who travel from a vast refugee camp on the Thai/Burma border to their new homes in the United Kingdom.
Having accepted that they can never return to their home country, the families are due to be relocated to Sheffield, England. The film depicts their moving and often humorous struggles with twenty-first century Britain, whilst examining their tragic pasts.
Moving to Mars is the debut feature for director Mat Whitecross and producer Karen Katz. Whitecross co-directed The Road to Guantanamo with Michael Winterbottom and edited 9 Songs.
Crew
Mat Whitecross (d.) and Karen Katz (p.)
Director and Producer
Mat Whitecross is one of the UK’s most up and coming directors and his debut feature The Road to Guantanamo, which he co-directed with Michael Winterbottom won the Silver Bear in Berlin Film Festival in 2006. He is currently also directing the Shock Doctrine with Michael Winterbottom as well as music videos for Coldplay. Prior to setting up Coded Pictures, Karen worked in the UK film industry for over ten years in both a production and acquisitions capacity. She has worked for BBC, Miramax Films and Trademark Films. Moving to Mars is Coded Pictures’ first feature documentary. It is currently in post production and will play as part of the True Stories strand on C4.
Previous films: The Road to Guantanamo, co-directed with Michael Winterbottom; 9 Songs, Editor
