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Approaching the unknown
Feature length fiction film, written and directed by Mark Elijah Rosenberg. Released theatrically by Paramount Pictures; now available on iTunes and Amazon.
Starring Mark Strong, Luke Wilson, Sanaa Lathan, Anders Danielsen Lie, Charles Baker.
Supported by the Sundance Institute, Creative Capital, Cinereach, The San Francisco Film Society, the Jerome Foundation, and the recipient of the NHK Screenwriting Award.
Approaching the Unknown (formerly Ad Inexplorata) is a philosophical sci-fi film about a man exploring the limits of human experience to appreciate that the mysteries of the universe will always be ineffable.
YEAR MILLION
Six-hour TV mini-series about the effects of technology on the future of humanity. Given how rapidly technology and intelligence have advanced humankind in the past 10 years, one can't help but wonder how different the world may be in another 10 years. National Geographic, however, is thinking big. The six-part docudrama `Year Million' paints a visual story of what it will be like to be a human 1 million years into the future. Narrated by Laurence Fishburne, the series features top futurists, scientists, scholars and notable science-fiction writers guiding viewers through the latest advances in technology, ideas and innovations and to an existence where we're living beyond our bodies, beyond our planet and beyond our solar system. Illustrative, imaginative storytelling describes humanity's fate through the lens of a typical futuristic American family, which includes an android daughter.
Mark Elijah Rosenberg - Director, Co-Executive Producer, Story.
Aired internationally on National Geographic and was nominated for two Emmy Awards. It is now available on Amazon, Apple TV, and elsewhere.
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A little robot born on Mars. The introverted scientist who created it. A meta-fictional "found footage" re-telling of NASA's Mars Pathfinder mission as a story of outcast people and forgotten technology, about wondrous things struggling for attention in busy worlds.
The film is comprised of one long take and actual material from the surface of Mars. All effects were created analogue.
This short is part of the omnibus feature ORBIT(FILM), produced by Mark Elijah Rosenberg (Rooftop Films) and Mike Plante (Cinemad), a collaborative project in which different artists used a mix of NASA footage and new material to tell stories about our solar system.
http://www.orbitfilm.com | http://www.rooftopfilms.com | http://www.iblamesociety.com
Directed - Mark Elijah Rosenberg
Produced - Danielle DiGiacomo
Photographed - Kitao Sakurai
Starring - Alan Benditt & Stephanie Skaff
Special thanks - Eastern Effects (http://www.easterneffects.com)
& Brower Propulsion Laboratories (http://www.stevenbrower.com)
Rooftop Films and Cinemad present a collaborative, feature-length omnibus movie about our solar system where every planet is represented by a short film. Each film is made by a different acclaimed filmmaker/artist, who deals with the science of outer space through creative and emotional storytelling and visual poetry. Some or all of the original source material will come from NASA footage, reinterpreted by each filmmaker to make a portrait of the respective planet.
Filmmakers include: Brent Hoff, Ben Coonley, Jessica Oreck, Mike Plante, Brian Cassidy & Melanie Shatzky, Mark Elijah Rosenberg, Kelly Sears, Bill Brown, Travis Wilkerson, Deborah Stratman, Brent Green and more.
Teaser by Mark Elijah Rosenberg
Teaser music by Parts & Labor (partsandlabor.net)
early documentary work
Three short documentaries, directed shot edited and produced by Mark Elijah Rosenberg. Made for the IMNY TV show, short films about NYC youth, 2002-2003.