UNSEEN SKIES

DOCUMENTARY | 98 MINS | AUSTRALIA | DIRECTOR: YAARA BOU MELHEM | PRODUCER: YAARA BOU MELHEM & IVAN O’MAHONEY | BYRON PREMIERE

Unseen Skies explores the evolution of state and corporate surveillance.

Filmmaker Yaara Bou Melhem follows Trevor Paglen, one of the 21st century most visionary artists, on one of his most audacious projects till date - the launching of an artwork into space to show that our skies are more than the exclusive playground of the military-industrial complex - or are they?

Trevor is known for his political and mind-blowing art pieces on global mass surveillance, data collection, and artificial intelligence. Stunning cinematography, trippy computer graphics, and a percussive score imbue this compelling documentary with an ethereal tone that perfectly captures the provocative and breathtaking beauty of Paglen's work.