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When I Go Out

As a poet whose literary work has been sent to the Moon through NASA, the Lunar Codex Project, and Brick Street Poetry, David Dephy presents a video poem inspired by the Artemis crew’s attempt to reach the Dark Side of the Moon in 2026, as well as by the poet’s own reflections on immortality, childhood dreams, mankind’s destiny, New York subways, the ocean, and human resilience. The work incorporates NASA footage and real-time conversations between ground control and the spacecraft, blending documentary reality with poetic vision. This is, in many ways, a space poem with a powerful message.

  • David Dephy
    Director
  • David Dephy
    Writer
  • David Dephy
    Producer
  • John Francis Lancaster
    Sound Engineer
  • Margo Jones
    Unit Production Manager
  • Project Type:
    Other
  • Runtime:
    4 minutes 4 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 16, 2026
  • Production Budget:
    400 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
Director Biography - David Dephy

David Dephy is an award-winning American poet, novelist, and multimedia artist. The founder of Poetry Orchestra. Named as the Poet-in-Residence for Brownstone Poets for 2024-2026. His poem, “A Sense of Purpose,” was sent to the Moon in 2025 by NASA, Lunar Codex, and Brick Street Poetry. Dephy was exiled from his native country of Georgia and was granted indefinite political asylum in the U.S. His wife and son joined him in the U.S. in 2023, after six years of exile. He lives and works in New York City.

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Director Statement

In the digital cosmic age, art and poetry, or the art of poetry, the poetry video art, will transcend borders, blending human intuition to express universal consciousness. Artists/poets will become more visionary than ever — a spaceship and all the mystical bridge-builders between technology and the spirit, word and eternity. I am one of these visionaries, a poet for the future worlds who has already found the connection, as well as we have found the language to express the message for the future worlds. My commitment is to continue creating works that awaken this shared consciousness, forging timeless bridges between the human spirit and infinity, the poetry that comforts and gives hope of decency, a brilliant prophecy that lives in all of us.

David Dephy
1/11/2026
New York