The Longest Goodbye Explained

The Longest Goodbye
Director:Ido Mizrahy
Producer:Ido Mizrahy
Nir Sa'ar
Paul Cadieux
Music:Ramachandra Borcar
Cinematography:Boaz Freund
Editing:Anouk Deschênes
Studio:Les Productions Megafun
Restless Pictures
Distributor:Greenwich Entertainment
Runtime:87 minutes
Country:Canada
Israel
Language:English

The Longest Goodbye is a Canadian-Israeli documentary film, directed by Ido Mizrahy and released in 2023.[1] The film documents the psychological impact of space travel on astronauts who must spend long periods of time away from family and friends.[2]

The film premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival.[1]

The film received three Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 12th Canadian Screen Awards in 2024, for Best Feature Length Documentary, Best Editing in a Documentary (Anouk Deschênes) and Best Original Music in a Documentary (Ramachandra Borcar).[3]

Notes and References

  1. Daniel Fienberg, "‘The Longest Goodbye’ Review: Absorbing Doc Ponders the Toll of Travel to Mars". The Hollywood Reporter, January 19, 2023.
  2. Ben Kenigsberg, "‘Space: The Longest Goodbye’ Review: Alone Up There". The New York Times, March 7, 2024.
  3. https://www.northernstars.ca/blackberry-leads-csa-nominations/ "BlackBerry Leads CSA Nominations"