No, he is not an astronaut and, no. A quick montage featuring shots of his family interspersed with shots of an overly dry, cracked desert and raging forest fires flashes across. When Alex gives up on earth and decides to leave it all behind for a one-way mission to Mars, an unexpected romance forces him to choose between an. It tries to tackle grief, romance, and our dying planet. Blasting off Sunday evening at the Tribeca Festival, Space Oddity is a small, character-driven dramedy of one young man's odd life-altering. Men will literally contemplate traveling to Mars instead of going to therapy in “Space Oddity,” directed by Kyra Sedgwick. Space Oddity is about a young man named Alex (Kyle Allen) who is preparing for his upcoming trip to Mars. Space Oddity is an ambitious film. Neither swoon-worthy romance nor gripping family drama but something somewhere in between — with a sprinkling of lo-fi sci-fi mixed in for good. The premise of travelling to Mars is pretty ridiculous, and just serves as a. Is really cleanly filmed and the garden scenes are probably the star attraction. Blind faith and the hope it works out is a loving family and Space Oddity has this feeling close to its heart. Kyra Sedgwick makes her feature directorial debut with coming-of-age rom-com "Space Oddity," which premiered at Tribeca. Where the film succeeds is its portrayal of. .