Space Tourists Christian Frei 2009 Categories: World Cinema Documentary Competition, Political http://sundance.bside.com/2010/films/spacetourists_sundance2010#screenings (with online movie trailer) Summary from Sundance site Anousheh Ansari has dreamt of going into outer space since she was a child. A number of years and $20 million later, with the help of the Russian space program, her dream is realized—Ansari becomes the first female space tourist. In recent years, a number of private citizens like Ansari have been willing to endure rigorous training in Star City, Kazakhstan, and part with significant funds to spend time aboard the International Space Station. Director Christian Frei (The Giant Buddhas, Sundance Film Festival 2006) explores the impact of space tourism in the heavens and on Earth by adeptly weaving together multiple strands: Ansari’s joyous experience in orbit; the efforts of local villagers to claim black-market rocket debris; the observations of photographer Jonas Bendiksen; and the training of the next space tourist in line. Space Tourists examines the intersections of human enterprise and commerce in the final frontier. Screenings with openings remaining: 10:30 PM Sat, Jan 23 SPACE23BN Salt Lake City Broadway Centre Cinemas IV 3:00 PM Fri, Jan 22 SPACE22SA Sundance Resort Screening Room, Sundance Resort 5:30 PM Tue, Jan 26 SPACE26PE Park City Prospector Square Theatre - Clear Skies (cough-cough) - Kurt