Mars

Mars

March 10, 2010 Theatrical Cinema Lapiniere

Studio
Cinema Lapiniere, Film Science, Marsnaut Films, Swerve Pictures, That Mars Film.
In Association With: Austin Film Society

Synopsis

The discovery of life on Mars places a robotic expedition and a manned mission in a race to the Red Planet. On the way, we discover that love -biological, spiritual, and even mechanical - can flourish in all kinds of ways.

Characters

Charlie Brownsville, Casey Cook, Hank Morrison, Allison Guthrie, ESA Commander David Jones, Shep, Jewel, Jackson, President

Credits

Directing

Director
Geoff Marslett

Writing

Writer
Geoff Marslett

Voices

Voice
Mark Duplass (Charlie Brownsville), Zoe Simpson (Casey Cook), Paul Gordon (Hank Morrison), Cynthia Watros (Allison Guthrie), Michael Dolan (ESA Commander David Jones), Howe Gelb (Shep), Liza Weil (Jewel), James Kochalka (Jackson), Kinky Friedman (President), Charissa Allen (ESA Environmental Analyst), Elena Araoz (ESA Operations Manager), Nicole Atkins (Casey's Mom), Javier Bonafont (Gepetto the Tailor), Kathy Rose Center (Reporter), Sunhee Cho (ESA Flight Dynamics Engineer), Kevin Cox (ESA Spacecraft Manager), Don Hertzfeldt (Reporter 2 'Reckless Conclusion'), Robert Howell (Secret Service Man 1), Jonna Juul-Hansen (The First Lady), Nicholas Koller (Pen Sniffin' Bum), Jack Lee (Reporter 1 'Mr. BBC'), Berndt Mader (Secret Service Man), Amber Marslett (Young Casey), Geoff Marslett (Casey's Dad), Dave Mikol (Reporter 3 'Isidis Planatitis'), Spencer Parsons (Plebe at the ESA), Brandi Jo Perkins (Photographer), Garry Peters (Pierre the Allergic Russian), Jeremy Pollet (Andrei the Bossy Russian), Morgan Prine (Younger Casey), Jean Oliver Tchouaffe (US Press Secretary), Iskra Valtcheva (ESA Software Coordinator), Melanie West (Reporter 4)

Music

Music
Howe Gelb

Editing

Editor
David Fabelo, Geoff Marslett

Crew

Production Designers
Tracy Duncan, Geoff Marslett
Hair Department Head
Nancy Rankin
Key Makeup Artist
Nancy Rankin
Costume Designer
Vanessa Nirode
Costumer
Vanessa Nirode
Costumer, Additional Photography
D.J. Castillo
Production Manager
Paul Knaus
First Assistant Director
David Hartstein
Second Assistant Director
Laura Singleterry
Storyboard Artist
Nicholas Koller
Painter
Buff Parrot
Animation Developers
Tracy Duncan, Geoff Marslett
Animator
Mark Estrada, Amelia Giller, Geoff Marslett
Assistant Animators
Cilton J. Beard III, Travis Benn, Robert Howell, Nicholas Koller, Aaron Raff
3D Designer And Animator
Michael D. Werckle
Lead 3D Animator
Eric Mendell
Lead Chromakey Artist
Kathryn Riggs
Lead Compositor
Robert Howell
Technical Director
Tracy Duncan
Director Of Photography
Jason Eitelbach
First Assistant Camera
Michael Braunstein
Underwater Camera Operator
Jess Haas
Gaffers
Amy Bench, Jess Haas
Grips
Ellie Fenton, Autumn Leonard, Lucas Millard, Marco Peña, Iskra Valtcheva
Still Photographers
Javier Bonafont, Clint Pyle, Matthew Young, Melanie West
Media Managers
Paul Gordon, Aaron Ritchie
Media Recovery Specialist
Charles Marslett
Stunt Double
Nicholas Koller
Post-Production Supervisor
Jeremy Gruy
Post Production Consultant
Suzanne Kraft
Music Supervisor
Dominique Preyer
Music Recording
Nick Luca
Sound Designer
Bob Kellough
Sound Editors
John Guentner, Mike Mann
Sound Mixers
Gopal Bidari, Mike Mann, Martin Pedersen
Foley Artist
Susan Fitz-Simon
Foley Mixer
Geordy Sincavage
Boom Operator
Jay Beeson
Additional ADR Recordist
Steven DeGennaro
Driver
Amanda Rogers
Production Coordinator
Paul Knaus
Script Supervisor
Elena Eidelberg
Script Supervisor Consultant
Anita Dilling
Fly Rigger
Dick Hancock
Legal Counsel
Emilio Nicolas
Production Accountants
Arpita Banker, Becky Howell
Tax Accountant
Deborah Wiley
Caterer
Michael Jacobs
Key Production Assistant
Star Taylor-Caufield
Production Assistants
Erik Burke, Will Hagewood, Brad Mathis, Erin Nelson, Ben Oliver, Arthur Reyna, Amanda Rogers, Nancy Smith, Samuel A. Vura, Bill Yeager
Russian Speech Coach
Thomas Garza
Special Thanks
Elizabeth Avellan, Rachel Blackney, Don Couch, Dustin Cross, Phillip Goetz, Aaron Hillis, Margaret Johnson, Catherine Parrington, Ruth Paul, Phil Schriber, Geordy Sincavage

Production notes

First released at the South by Southwest Film Festival.

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