{{Short description|2024 Short Film}} {{About|the film|the concept|Kármán line#Edge of space}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox film | name = Edge of Space | image = Edge of Space poster.jpg | caption = Film Poster | director = {{Plainlist| * [[Jean de Meuron]] }} | screenplay = {{Plainlist| * Jean de Meuron }} | producer = {{Plainlist| * Jean de Meuron * Nicolas Emiliani * Elena Bawiec }} | starring = | cinematography = {{Plainlist| * Daryl Hefti }} | editing = {{Plainlist| * Chris Witt }} | music = {{Plainlist| * [[Mark Baechle]] }} | studio = | distributor = | released = {{Film date|2024|07|26|[[LA Shorts Fest|LA Shorts]]}} | runtime = 18 minutes | country = {{Plainlist| * Switzerland * United States }} | language = English | budget = | gross = }}
'''''Edge of Space''''' is a 2024 [[Switzerland|Swiss]]-[[Americans|American]] [[short film]] written, directed and produced by Jean de Meuron.<ref>{{cite news |title='Edge Of Space' Short Film About USAF Test Pilot Turns Heads In Hollywood; Watch First Trailer |url=https://deadline.com/video/edge-of-space-short-about-usaf-test-pilot-turns-heads-in-hollywood-watch-first-trailer/ |work=Deadline |date=December 6, 2024}}</ref> Inspired by actual historical events, the 18 minutes short film about a [[United States Air Force|USAF]] Test Pilot recruited by [[NASA]] was among the 15 Shortlisted films in the [[Best Live Action Short Film]] category for the [[97th Academy Awards]].<ref>{{cite web |title=97TH OSCARS® SHORTLISTS IN 10 AWARD CATEGORIES ANNOUNCED |url=https://press.oscars.org/news/97th-oscarsr-shortlists-10-award-categories-announced |website=press.oscars.org |date=December 17, 2024}}</ref> De Meuron and his team won a total of 6 Telly Awards, honoring excellence in video and television across all screens since 1979, for ''Edge of Space'' at The 46th Annual Telly Awards, including Gold for Craft-Directing, General-Science & Technology, Craft-Videography & Cinematography and Craft-Drone & Aerial Cinematography, as well as Silver for General-History and Craft-Use of Archival Footage.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2025 – The Telly Awards|url=https://www.tellyawards.com/?s=Edge+of+Space&filter=winners |website=The Telly Awards}}</ref>
==Summary== Set in 1961, during the height of the US-Soviet space race, an ambitious USAF test pilot is recruited by NASA for a daring suborbital mission in an X-15 hypersonic rocket-powered aircraft with astronomical implications.
==Cast== * [[Chad Michael Collins]] as John Glenn * Kimberly Alexander as Chloé Ford * Freedom Bridgewater as United States Air Force Colonel * Gregory Gast as NASA Official * [[Jackson Robert Scott]] as Young Glen Ford * Justin Taite as Howard Ford * Kevin LaRosa II as Tom Mitchell * [[Nathalia Ramos]] as Emily Mitchell * Marcus Eley as Funeral Priest * David Schroeder as Diner Customer
==Release==
The film had its world premiere in July 2024 at the Oscar® and BAFTA qualifying [[LA Shorts Fest]], where it won Jury Special Mention. In August 2024, the film screened at the Oscar® and BAFTA qualifying [[HollyShorts Film Festival]], where it was nominated for Best VFX.<ref>{{cite news |title=HollyShorts Film Festival Celebrates 20th Anniversary With Star-Studded Lineup Including Shorts From Zoe Saldana, Bella Thorne and Jamie Lee Curtis (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/global/hollyshorts-film-festival-20th-anniversary-zoe-saldana-jamie-lee-curtis-1236067159/ |work=Variety |date=July 12, 2024}}</ref>
==Accolades== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col"| Award !Year ! scope="col" | Category ! scope="col"| Result ! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |- ! scope="row" | [[LA Shorts Fest]] |2024 | Jury Special Mention | {{won}} | align="center" | <ref>{{cite web |title=WINNERS - JURY |url=https://www.lashortsfest.com/jury |website=LA Shorts International Film Festival |date=July 29, 2024}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| [[HollyShorts Film Festival]] |2024 | Best VFX | {{nominated}} | align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |title=Proudly Announcing the 2024 HollyShorts Awards Nominees |url=https://www.hollyshorts.com/news/proudly-announcing-the-2024-hollyshorts-awards-nominees |website=HollyShorts Film Festival |date=August 17, 2024}}</ref> |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb title|tt21808648}} * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bt7G9Akn7WQ Official trailer] on [[YouTube]]
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