Mars 8K
It looks like another planet, but every frame was shot on public lands destinations right here at home. We made this to push the conversation on geotagging and what oversharing does to fragile places. We don't claim to have the answers, but it's a conversation worth having.
MARS 8K is of course not filmed on Mars, it’s filmed on public lands in the US. This is a short film produced to contribute to the conversation around geotagging on our public lands and natural spaces. The scenes captured within this short film may look other-worldly, but they are just one small part of a network of fragile public lands that are preserved for our benefit, but require our care. While adequate protections exist to protect many of our treasured lands, the vast majority actually have little to no protections at all. So what does this mean for us?
At More Than Just Parks we are public lands advocates. We do not claim to have all the answers around this sensitive topic but want to use our platform to bring voices to the table and further the conversation.
Questions we need to ask ourselves include: Where is geo-tagging acceptable? Is geotagging the problem or a symptom? Is it a geotagging issue or protections issue? How can we improve and further the conversation?
