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I Want To Live On Mars

Directed by Mariya Somova

Two unlikely friends embark on a journey to escape life in a ghost town devastated by disaster

  • ABOUT
  • BIO
  • SCREENINGS
  • AWARDS
  • PRESS
  • CREDITS
  • GALLERY

Genre

Synopsis

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."

Bio

Mariya Somova is a Ukrainian political refugee who left home at the age of 16 to pursue a career in filmmaking. She began by dreaming up concepts and filming them on her small home camera. Eventually, she relocated to New York in order to gain industry exposure and opportunity in the field. 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.

Screening History

Sherman Oaks Film Festival 2023

San Francisco Independent Film Festival 2024

Queens World Film Festival 2024

New Jersey International Film Festival 2024

Northeast Pennsylvania Film Festival 2024

Awards History

Oil Valley Film Festival 2023 - Best Cinematography Winner

Northeast Pennsylvania Film Festival 2024 - Best Narrative Feature Winner

Sherman Oaks Film Festival 2023 - Exceptional Filmmaking Programmer's Prize

Queens World Film Festival 2024 - Best Production Design Winner

Press

"Adorable and Off-kilter Feature I Want to Live on Mars screens at the 2024 New Jersey International Film Festival!"
New Jersey Stage
"Poignant Feature I Want to Live on Mars screens at the 2024 New Jersey International Film Festival on Friday, June 7!"
New Jersey Stage
"Somova does let these two friends get to Mars, but not in the way originally thought."
Beyond Chron
"Film Net"
Mariya Somova’s "I Want to Live on Mars" is a beautiful, bleak, and poignant take on social isolation
"I Want To Live On Mars sports a hint of quirkiness, which is extensively explored in the characterizations of the two protagonists."
Film Threat

Credits

Executive Producer - Anderson Boyd

Executive Producer - Jordan Lee Douglas Sims

Actor - Mark Solari

Actor - Claire Haller

Actor - Bethany Stolar