Coming Soon to
Roxy Cinema
Coming Soon to
Roxy Cinema
Australia | 2021 | NZ Premiere | 98 min | English | Yaara Bou Melhem
Who is watching you?
Visionary artist Trevor Paglen attempts to launch a work of art into orbit. If he succeeds, it will be the first time anyone has launched a non-militarized satellite into space. This is the final stretch in what has been a decade long project.
A MacArthur Genius award winner, and best-selling author, Paglen is perhaps best known for his photography documenting the black ops sites of government surveillance and data collection.
As we follow his mission the film reveals the global impact of technology in the 21st century. We see how the evolution of corporate and state surveillance ultimately destroys our right to anonymity and privacy.
Unseen Skies is a glimpse into a reality that exists in plain sight but goes largely unseen and undetected.
This is the debut feature film from the two-time UN Media Peace Award-winning filmmaker and investigative journalist, Australian journalist Yaara Bou Melhem.
2018 Doc Edge superhero, the late Diane Weyermann is one of the film's executive producers.