Watch Melancholy Short ‘Robbie’, Made Entirely Of NASA Footage

It’s always fascinating (and pretty great) to see work from independent individuals, especially when you can tell straight off how much time and energy was taken to create a film. Today, we can show you ROBBIE, a short film put together by Australian director Neil Harvey.

To create ROBBIE, Harvey looked to the online NASA archives and downloaded around 10 hours of footage. Over a 3 month period, he noted down shots that left a mark on him. Afterwards, he edited his selected shots together and watched the final project over and over until he could find a narrative structure and character basis. In his words: ‘That’s when I met Robbie’.

Harvey apparently put the film together as an anniversary gift to his girlfriend. Why, I don’t know, as the film is pretty darn miserable. Think along the lines of WALL-E, who hasn’t taken his antidepressants in a long, long time. That being said, this short is brilliant – a mix of melancholy voice over and stunning visuals, which will leave you mesmerised for a while.

Source: Vimeo