Themed Fanvideo Rec List - Moon Day - Space Travel
Part 1, focusing on space travel and what it takes to get there.
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) - Homo Deus [by watchfromfaraway] "Oh my God⊠it's full of stars!" Warning for physical triggers (quick cuts/flashing lights). AO3 link.
Aniara (2019) - Death Is the New Sex [by bironic] "Through God and Death and Mystery we race on space-ship Aniara without goal or trace." Music by Tunng. Warning for physical triggers (quick cuts/flashing lights/shaky camera), self harm, security officers who may look like police. AO3 link.
Apollo 13 (1995) - Ready for the storm [by Destina] "Lightning strikes." Music by Dougie McLean. Warning for physical triggers (quick cuts/flashing lights/shaky camera)
Away (TV 2020) - Colorway [by J2thePower0f3] Lu/Mei: "Oh, what a waste. I'll be locked in your heaven, always. Oh, what a way to be living with all of your pain. Oh, what a way to be locking your heaven away. And oh, what a wave you have made." Music by Novo Amor. Tumblr link.
Contact (1997) - Connection [by niyalune] Ellie Arroway: "Dad, do you think there's people on other planets?" Music "Another Wave from You" by M83 (Instrumental). Warning for physical triggers (quick cuts/flashing lights). AO3 link. Tumblr link.
Europa Report (2013) - Relations of Life [by starlady38] "Compared to the breadth of knowledge yet to be knownâŠwhat does your life actually matter?" Music "Epochs" by The Knife. Warning for physical triggers (quick cuts/flashing lights/glitch effects). AO3 link.
for all mankind - Northwest Passage [by ExtraPenguin] Molly Cob: "Molly and the Moon." Music by Unleash the Archers (original by Stan Rogers). Warning for physical triggers (quick cuts/flashing lights). AO3 link.
From the earth to the moon (TV) - Last Dance [by Mariana Studart / Maristu] Alan B. Shepard "The story of Alan B. Shepard, first American in space, and how it took him ten years to get to the moon." Music by Michael Bublé. AO3 link.
Gravity (2013) - Worthy of Survival [by cupidsbow] "The forces of attraction between any two objects." Music by Bear McCreary (instrumental). Warning for physical triggers (quick cuts/flashing lights), suicide. AO3 link.
Hidden Figures (2016) - Wherever you go [by absternr] "Wherever you take me, I'll go." Music "Green Garden" by Laura Mvula. AO3 link.
Interstellar - Typhon Voices [by jennaflare] Music by Mick Gordon (instrumental). Warning for physical triggers (quick cuts/flashing lights). AO3 link. Tumblr link.
lost in space (TV 2018) - Sun Goes Down [by dirty_diana / diana or sweeter_than] Robinson Family: "It doesn't matter where we are." Music by Jasmine Thompson ft Robin Schulz (Maniezzl Remix). Warning for physical triggers (quick cuts/flashing lights). AO3 link.
The Martian - Pompeii [by Milly] "In the face of overwhelming odds, Iâm left with only one option, Iâm gonna have to science the shit out of this" Music by Bastille. Warning for physical triggers (quick cuts/flashing lights). Dreamwidth link. AO3 link.
No Man's sky - Infinity [by violace] "That we may fall in love/every time we open up our eyes." Music "Sun" by Sleeping At Last. Warning for physical triggers (quick cuts/flashing lights). AO3 link.
Outer Wilds - Hurry Hurry [by marah_sarie] [by runjump] "All my friends and all the loose ends and this love of mine, 'cause I'm running out of time." Music by Air Traffic Controller. Warning for physical triggers (quick cuts, flashing lights). AO3 link.
The planets - Lanterns [by elipie] "We will light our way with our lanterns on" Music by Birds of Tokyo. Warning for physical triggers (quick cuts/flashing lights). AO3 link.
Project Hail Mary - Please Mr. Kennedy [by berlynn_wohl] Ryland Grace: "Have you guys seen that movie where a guy doesnât want to go to outer space? Did you know that thereâs a song about a guy who doesnât want to go to outer space? Did you know that with the right tools, you can edit clips from a film together and set them to a song in such a way that the thematic parallels become apparent? Now you know!" Music by Elvis Costello. Warning for physical triggers (quick cuts/flashing lights). AO3 link.
real person vid - go the distance [by chamimation] Artemis II "Copy, Moon Joy!" Music from the "Happily Ever After" Soundtrack (original from the Hercules soundtrack)
real person vid - 500 miles [by jialiya42] Laika the space dog "I like to think that you saw our humble planet from above and understood./Comrade,did you know/that you, too, were a star?-For Laika by Claire Thompson" Music by Joan Baez (original by Hedy West)
real person vid - Satellite [by Grammarwoman] Astronaut Chris Hadfield: "These are the voyages of Col. Chris Hadfield, Canadian astronaut, science educator, and generally cool dude." Music by Dave Matthews Band.
real person vid - Speeding Rover [by seekingferret] Mars Rovers: "Speeding motorcycle, let's speed some more" Music by Yo La Tengo (Original by Daniel Johnston) Warning for physical triggers (quick cuts/flashing lights). AO3 link.
real person vid - the time to wrestle the angel [by Naraht] Apollo 1, Challenger, Columbia: "They also serve who only stand and wait." Music "Thistledown Tears" by Jeffrey Foucault.
space sweepers - sea fever [by saguaronine / seekingferret] "I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky, / And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by." Music by Kris Delmhorst. Warning for physical triggers. AO3 link.
Star Wars - The Mandalorian, The Book of Boba Fett - Home [by colls] Din Djarin & Grogu (Baby Yoda): "Just know you're not alone,/Cause I'm gonna make this place your home " Music by Phillip Phillips. Warning for physical triggers (quick cuts/flashing lights). AO3 link. Dreamwidth link.
Sunshine (2007) - Havoc in Heaven [by gwyneth rhys (gwyneth)] "Ashes to ashes. Icarus flies to the sun." Music by Jesca Hoop. Warning for physical triggers (quick cuts/flashing lights), suicide. AO3 link. Dreamwidth link. Tumblr link.
Thor (MCU) - Monsters of the Cosmos [by CherryIce] Jane Foster "In the last century, black holes have gone from being mathematical curiosities to real objects in the cosmos. This is a vid about Jane Foster and her one true love, Science. Also, Thor is there." Music by Symphony of Science. Warning for physical triggers (quick cuts/flashing lights). AO3 link. Tumblr link.
Vagrant Queen (TV) - Thank You for Flying Winnie Airlines [by thingswithwings / twwings] "The good ship Winnipeg and her loyal companion Winnibot have a few helpful safety tips for their passengers-slash-crew-members." Music "Flying Monkey Lament 1" by Raven-Symoné. Warning for physical triggers (quick cuts/flashing lights). AO3 link.
Le Voyage dans La Lune | A Trip to the Moon (1902) - Pourquoi la Lune? [by cupidsbow / cupidsbower] Music "Found Sounds" by Squad Car 37 Audio Productions and A Place to Be, edited and remixed by cupidsbow with the Sounds of Neptune, John F. Kennedy's "Moon" speech, and excerpts of the Apollo moonshot audio recordings. Warning for physical triggers (quick cuts/flashing lights). AO3 link. Dreamwidth link.
Multi - Ad astra [by mysterytour] The OA (TV), Lost in Space (TV 2018), Annihilation (2018 Garland), Interstellar (2014), 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), Sunshine (2007), Arrival (2016), The Fountain (2006), Contact (1997), Away (TV 2020), First Man (2018), Star Wars. "Yours is the whole starmap of heavens/of myriad endings" Music "Shoemaker" by Nightwish. Warning for physical triggers (quick cuts/flashing lights). AO3 link.
Multi - Galaxyrise [by starlady38] "The sky calls to us/If we do not destroy ourselves/We will one day venture to the stars." Music "Glorious Dawn (Cosmos Remix) by Symphony of Science. Apollo 13 (1995), Interstellar (2014), Gravity (2013), Europa Report (2013), Contact (1997), The Martian (2015). Warning for physical triggers. AO3 link. Dreamwidth link.
multi - interstellar travel in films - the end of love [by greatmortality] gravity, life, interstellar, first man, the martian, alien, apollo 13, nu! star trek, sunshine, wallace & gromit: a grand day out, midnight sky, prometheus, the cloverfield paradox, high life, ad astra, prospect, europa report, solaris, stowaway, moon, serenity, first man into space, armageddon, contact, io, independence day, galaxy quest, titan a.e., wall-e, hidden figures, arrival, star trek the original series, dune (1984), star wars, jupiter ascending, after earth. Music by Florence and the Machine. Warning for physical triggers (quick cuts/flashing lights). Tumblr link.
multi - space story: a bad day [by Luc Bergeron (Zapatou)] "In space, no one can hear you scream." The Martian, Gravity, Aliens, 2001: A space odyssey, Interstellar, Moon, Apollo 13, Prometheus, Event Horizon, Sunshine, Mission to Mars, Oblivion, The Fifth Element, Armageddon, Elysium, Starship Tropper, Avatar, Transformers, Jupiter Ascending, Guardians of the Galaxy, Star Trek, Star Wars. Music, instrumental. Warning for physical triggers, blood and violence.
multi - Starships! [by bironic] "A celebration of pilots, captains, engineers, crew members, and the spacecraft they love to fly. (And race, and crash, and fix, and play in, and fight in, andâŠ)" Music by Nicki Minaj. 2001: A Space Odyssey, Alien, Apollo 13, Archer, Battlestar Galactica, Cocoon, Community, Doctor Who, Dune (1984), Farscape, Fifth Element, Firefly, Serenity, Forbidden Planet, Futurama, Galaxy Quest, Independence Day, The Muppet Show, Odyssey 5, Planet of the Apes (1968), Spaceballs, Star Trek: The Original Series, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager, Star Wars, Stargate Atlantis, Stargate SG-1, Sunshine (2007), Superman (Reeveverse), Toy Story, Virtuality, WALL-E. Warning for physical triggers (quick cuts/flashing lights). AO3 link.
multi - Starships! (Monochromatic Remix) [by Jetpack Monkey] "A celebration of astronauts, space rangers, scientists, faithful sidekicks, and the spacecraft they love to fly." Music by Nicki Minaj. Warning for physical triggers (quick cuts/flashing lights). AO3 link. Dreamwidth link.
Multi - To Touch the Face of God [by destina] "From Chuck Yeager, to the Mercury 7, and on to Apollo and the Space Shuttle Program (STS) - a very human history of the triumphs, joys, and tragedies of the USA's journey into space." The Right Stuff (1983), The Dream Is Alive, From the Earth to the Moon (TV). Warning for physical triggers (quick cuts/flashing lights).
