Doc Days 2026

SHIFTING BASELINES

Directed by Julien Élie

Canada, 2025, 1h 40min, DCP, In English, French, and Spanish with English subtitles.

Doc Days 2026

There are no current or future screenings planned for this film.

Featuring an in-person Q&A with journalist and subject Gaige Davila, moderated by Jason Heid, Senior Editor of Texas Monthly. 

Canadian filmmaker Julien Élie heads to Boca Chica, Texas, the headquarters of SpaceX, to meet the people who dream of humanity’s next frontier in a town transformed by space exploration. Meanwhile, exceptional scientists around the world warn about the existential impacts of the insatiable space race. This beautifully composed, exceptionally poetic, and engaging film was the winner of a Grand Jury Prize at DOC NYC.-

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This project is supported in part by an Elevate Grant of Austin Arts, Culture, Music and Entertainment.

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