Journey

Alone in space, an astronaut drifts through the empty void. After finding another astronaut in the same predicament, she gives him a polaroid image of the Earth.

They then team up to go on an epic journey across the universe to return to their planet. Will these star-crossed lovers find home?

  • Radheya Jegatheva
    Director
  • Radheya Jegatheva
    Writer
  • Jay Jay Jegathesan
    Producer
  • Radheya Jegatheva
    Key Cast
  • Radheya Jegatheva
    Animation
  • Project Type:
    Animation
  • Genres:
    Sci-Fi, Space
  • Runtime:
    7 minutes 40 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    November 10, 2016
  • Production Budget:
    10 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Australia
  • Country of Filming:
    Australia
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - P
Director Biography - Radheya Jegatheva

Radheya Jegatheva is an Oscar qualified filmmaker based in Perth, Australia and born in Johor, Malaysia to parents of South Korean, Japanese, Indian and Malaysian ancestry. He is a Bachelor of Commerce and Arts graduate from Curtin University (2021) in Western Australia.

Radheya is passionate about film, and the value of using film and animation in educational and social development contexts. He has spoken to thousands of school students over the years, with an aim to inspire young people about getting into the arts, and his works have been used as an educational tool in schools and universities around the world.

Radheya's films have been selected to 28 Academy Award Qualifying Festivals. He has also animated and contributed to various large-scale multimedia installations and public projects, and recently performed animation and VFX work on Lynette Wallworth's ‘How to Live...’ which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.

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Director Statement

This is a short film that I created in high school, based off a short story I wrote. I've always been interested in space and I wanted to make a film that really taps into that intrinsic nature of humans to 'find home'. A pivotal point of focus in the film, the Earth, is something that all of us can relate to - and the lack of dialogue and minimal words means that the film can be watched and (hopefully) understood by almost anyone regardless of age, race or other differences.