The Voyagers is a beautiful valentine by Penny Lane that weaves together personal memories, science, and poetry. On each of the Voyager space probes a golden record that contains images, information, and greetings from planet earth. It's so fascinating when you put the record in perspective. It could be the only surviving artifact, the only proof that the human race ever existed.
The Voyagers from Penny Lane on Vimeo.
I think it's also worth pointing out the gorgeous song that concludes the film. It's called "The Book of Love" by Magnetic Fields. So beautiful and plain spoken in that deep Johnny Cash like voice, "Some of it's just transcendental / Some of it's just really dumb"
The Book of Love - Magnetic Fields
via brainpickings, which is a really nicely curated site, especially for food for thought.
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