A Kenyan man's fascination with the idea of travelling into space and, perhaps, one day reaching Mars.
The idea of space travel has been a childhood dream for Isaac Gathu and the thought of travelling to Mars inspires this Kenyan space enthusiast. A computer technician and entrepreneur by profession, he is also the founding president of the Mars Society of Kenya and an “analogue astronaut” – someone who simulates space missions on Earth. Isaac’s passion is both serious and sometimes ironic. He wears his homemade spacesuit in public to raise awareness about space travel and prepares himself physically and mentally through his analogue activities for his distant dream of being a Kenyan on Mars one day.
Lydia Matata is a Kenyan screenwriter and filmmaker. She has written drama series for Netflix and Showmax and her latest documentary, Utapata Mwingine, won the Best Emerging Filmmaker award at the UN Women Global Voices Film Festival.
