Where the Rio Grande meets the sea, the dunes attract rare sea birds and the last remaining wild ocelots of the USA. But the swamps have been drained, beaches closed and homes bought-out to make room for the new launch facility of SpaceX. The film will question the consequences of this frenetic new space race: are these visions of a promising future or simply crazed ambitions leading us ever more swiftly to our own demise? Somehow, the entirety of the hopes and dreams, the fears and misgivings of our human-species are on display here, in the small Texan town of Boca Chica.
Presented at the Visions du Réel and Hot Docs film festivals.

Shifting Baselines
2025
General Audiences
100 min.
Documentary
Canada (Québec)
Canada, documentary, international film festivals, environment
P&B
Julien Elie
Julien Elie
Glauco Bermudez, François Messier-Rheault
Xi Feng
Andreas Mendritzki, Aonan Yang, Julien Elie
Greenground Productions, Les Films du 3 Mars, Cinéma Belmopán
Mimi Allard
Filmotor
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