On the Shoulders of Giants has Landed! - UPDATED

A brand new retro SF feature from Water on the Rock Ltd. finally had its world premiere last Saturday 8 December in Leeds, West Yorkshire. 'On the Shoulders of Giants' was filmed in 2010 on a micro-budget, and I had the honour of playing Astro Navigator Alex Hyatt, an ambitious young crew member with a lasar gun, jetpack, and a love interest called Clarissa, (okay, she was a plant.)




The lovely Clarissa meets Navigator Hyatt, as Dr. Levenson
looks on...

Here's the synopsis:

In the 23rd century mankind had finally travelled beyond the confines of Earth's solar system and made contact with intelligent extraterrestrials. New forms of atomic propulsion has made exploration to distant worlds possible.

During the Andromeda’s maiden voyage its Einstein-Rosen (ER) drive is successfully tested. A vessel equipped with an ER drive is capable of crossing interstellar distances by travelling through self-generated wormholes. The ER drive was designed by the child science genius N'tron Zepethar.


Zed, one of the coolest robots ever, takes control...

Fifteen years earlier the starship Leviathan (with Zepethar aboard and propelled by his first version of an ER drive) disappeared on its maiden voyage. As the only other vessel equipped with an operational ER drive the Andromeda is reassigned to the Leviathan's rescue mission.

The Andromeda’s crew locates the crashed Leviathan on Theta-25L, a desolate planet 50 million light years from Earth. Whilst attempting to contact the Leviathan tragedy befalls the Andromeda's crew.

After fifteen years on Theta-25L, Zepethar is the sole survivor of the Leviathan's crew. When the Andromeda’s crew begin searching for answers to the Leviathan’s demise it soon becomes apparent both Zepethar and Theta-25L harbour terrifying secrets…


As a massive SF fan, being a part of this project was a dream come true. Directed by Kenneth D. Barker and also starring Sarah Wood, Warwick St. John, Adam Lee, Wayne Ewart and Carl Isherwood, 'On the Shoulders of Giants' is now available to watch here.

UPDATE - 02/03/13: New Clip from 'On the Shoulders of Giants'...
Check out Doctor Levenson and Alex Hyatt discussing life and the universe in this riveting clip: