Head in the Clouds

1998
11m

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Three months after his successful flight, Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space, visited Manchester. 10-year-old John from Salford must battle, parents, teachers and a bus conductor to meet h... Read allThree months after his successful flight, Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space, visited Manchester. 10-year-old John from Salford must battle, parents, teachers and a bus conductor to meet his hero.Three months after his successful flight, Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space, visited Manchester. 10-year-old John from Salford must battle, parents, teachers and a bus conductor to meet his hero.

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Winner of best drama at the 1998 Exposures Student film festival at the Cornerhouse, Manchester. Winner of Best Non-Factual at the Royal Television Society's National Student Video Award 1999

Quotes
John Thwaite: What's it like up in space?
Yuri Gagarin: Big. Cold. Beautiful.
John Thwaite: Can you see my house from up there.
Yuri Gagarin: Yes. All the houses. I see.
John Thwaite: I want to be a spaceman too.

Alternate versions
In 1999 an alternative 'Directors Cut' was undertaken changing three scenes, including a completely different end to the film. This was then shown to some acclaim at the BBC British Short Film Festival in London and the 2002 Commonwealth Film Festival in Manchester.