Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark cannot hold a candle to the two star-crossed lovers in the science fiction short film “Orbit Ever After.”
Have you ever wanted something so bad that you could taste it, but you had no idea how you would get the object of your desire? This is the exact predicament the boy Nigel finds himself in aboard a ramshackle spacecraft held together with coils of wire and duct tape. The family spends most of their time attempting to stay safe as they continuously orbit a planet. They remain alive by eating crazy objects like the Russian space probe Sputnik for dinner! That is, the families food source comes from the junk they capture floating in space using a long fishnet. After pulling the metallic objects inside, they use a food processor to turn metal into a tasty green gruel. Yum!
Amidst all this tumult Nigel sees the girl of his dreams orbiting the planet in the opposite direction on another craft. Love must find a way if the two are to be together. Watch this film—you will not be sorry that you made the time to witness this touching short movie.
Credits:
Director: Jamie Magnus Stone
Cast:
Thomas Brodie-Sangster as Nigel
Mackenzie Crook as Dad
Bronagh Gallagher as Mother
Bob Goody as Grandpa
Naomi Battrick Naomi Battrick as the Girl