Two unlikely friends embark on a journey to escape life in a ghost town devastated by disaster
In broad strokes, two young women (Pickles, very rural, and Breezy, very urban) are brought together by the mistakes or the circumstances of their guardians beyond their control. After months of prickly, unlikely friendship, and a series of poetically unexpected events, the two strike out on their own, leaving behind whatever scraps they had in exurban Pennsylvania in search of "Life on Mars."
Mariya Somova is a Ukrainian political refugee who moved to the United States of America at the age of 19 to pursue a career in filmmaking. She began by dreaming up concepts and filming them on her small home camera. She developed by working different industry-related jobs, during which she learned every aspect on set. Each experience along her path ultimately informed her most personal film yet, I Want to Live on Mars. Together with Joe Cyrus she co-founded and owns AuraPyre Productions, focusing on independent filmmaking and music production.
Sherman Oaks Film Festival - 2023
San Francisco Independent Film Festival - 2024
Queens World Film Festival - 2024
New Jersey International Film Festival - 2024
Festival of Cinema NYC - 2024
Oil Valley Film Festival 2023 - Best Cinematography
Northeast Pennsylvania Film Festival 2024 - Best Narrative Feature
Sherman Oaks Film Festival 2023 - Programmer's Prize for Exceptional Filmmaking
Queens World Film Festival 2024 - Best Production Design
Executive Producer and Original Score - Joe Cyrus
Actor - Claire Haller
Actor - Bethany Stolar
Producer - Anderson Boyd
Actor - Mark Solari
