A film by Grigorij Richters
Detection
Some Threats Are Too Close To See
Logline
After failing to detect his own terminal cancer, an overlooked but brilliant astronomer must choose between spending his final days with his daughter or proving the existence of a hidden asteroid swarm capable of wiping out humanity.
The Opportunity
A High-Impact Cinematic Investment
On April 13, 2029, the sky itself becomes the most expensive marketing campaign in cinema history… for free.
60%
Americans rank asteroid monitoring as top priority
60K+
Annual global news articles
2B
People will see Apophis with the naked eye
7K
Years between events of this magnitude
2029
UN International Year of Asteroid Awareness
Team
A World-Class Team
Director
Grigorij Richters
51 Degrees North: 30M+ lifetime views, 800+ screenings, 5 continents. Co-founder of Asteroid Day.
Soundtrack
Sir Brian May
Guitarist & Co-founder of QUEEN: 300M+ records sold. Co-founder of Asteroid Day.
Screenwriter
Matthew Allen
Worked with directors and producers Phillip Noyce and Mario Kassar, developed scripts at Sony and MGM, with such stars as Laurence Fishburne.
Executive Producer
Philip Elway
Outlander, Chef, Death at a Funeral, Todd Haynes' I'm Not There, Soderbergh's Che.
Executive Producer
Danielle Turkov Wilson
Think-Film Founder & CEO. Academy Award and Emmy-nominated: Io Capitano, Navalny.
Director's Statement
Grigorij Richters
"There are two kinds of silence I know well. The first is the silence of deep space – vast, indifferent, full of things moving toward us that we cannot yet see. The second is the silence that falls when someone dies before you find the words."
"This is a film about a man who can detect danger from forty million miles away but cannot look at what is happening in his own body, his own home, his daughter's face."
"In April 2029, asteroid Apophis will be visible to two billion people, and my young son will be one of them. When he looks up, I want him to know that someone looked first. Because paying attention is an act of love."