State of Weightlessness

Thematic 2001: Fast Forward Curated by Kent Jones

Soviet cosmonauts, and their experiences: what it’s like to float above the world, both physically and psychologically; the awkwardness of trying to eat, brush teeth, or using the restroom; the tortures of testing back on earth; the vertiginous feeling of the Soviet Union crumbling, from the lonely distance of space. A little-known film, but a great one made about space travel.

Director

Maciej J. Drygas

Release Year

1994

Festival Year

2001

Country

France

Run Time

52 minutes