SCIENCE / ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY / SHORT DOCUMENTARY
An Astrophotographer’s
Journey Through The Universe.
A 4K PREISING PRODUCTIONS short film built around Mike Sherick’s deep-space imagery from Las Cruces, New Mexico—including astrophotography featured by NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day.
THE FILM
From a robotic observatory in New Mexico to the international film circuit.
The film turns Mike Sherick’s astrophotography into an immersive journey through galaxies, nebulae and star clusters. PREISING PRODUCTIONS shaped the imagery through editorial pacing, music, sequencing and a cinematic 4K presentation designed to make deep space accessible to a wider audience.
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Documented Film Awards & Recognitions
NASA APOD
Multiple Mike Sherick Images Featured
4K
Short Film Presentation
MIKE SHERICK / NASA ASTRONOMY PICTURE OF THE DAY
The images already had a life in astronomy. The film gave them a new one on screen.
Mike Sherick’s astrophotography has been featured multiple times by NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day. Documented APOD features include the Lagoon Nebula, NGC 1333, NGC 4565 and M1: The Crab Nebula.
Those NASA features recognize Sherick’s astrophotography. PREISING PRODUCTIONS’ role was different: build a cinematic film around that body of work—one that could translate highly specialized deep-space imagery into an accessible visual experience for a broader audience.
Astrophotographer
Mike Sherick
Observatory
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Imaging
Deep-space galaxies, nebulae and star clusters
Recognition
Multiple NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day features
FESTIVAL RECOGNITION
A specialized science film that kept earning recognition.
The project’s festival record spans documentary, short-film, inspirational and genre recognition. The awards below are kept separate from Mike Sherick’s NASA APOD recognition so the film and photography credits remain clear.
DOCUMENTARY / FILM
Selected Wins
Paris Film Awards
Best Short Documentary
Berlin Shorts Award
Best Short Film
Reale Film Festival
Best Futuristic
CHRISTIAN ONLINE FILM FESTIVAL
Multiple Awards
Best Short Film
Best Mini Film
Best Inspirational
Best Photo
Michael Sherick
ACCOLADE GLOBAL FILM COMPETITION
Award of Recognition
Christian Filmmaker
William Preising
Together, the documented record includes seven film awards or recognitions for the project and William Preising, plus Best Photo recognition for Mike Sherick’s astrophotography.
THE PRODUCTION IDEA
Science becomes cinematic when the audience can feel the scale.
The challenge was not to compete with the astrophotography. It was to create movement, rhythm and structure around still images that already contained extraordinary scientific and visual detail. The edit lets the work breathe while continuously moving the viewer through a larger journey—from individual nebulae and galaxies toward the sense of scale implied by the universe itself.
The result functions as both an astrophotography showcase and an example of PREISING PRODUCTIONS’ ability to build a film around highly specialized subject matter without flattening the expertise behind it.
EXPLORE THE WORK
Stories can start
anywhere.
Documentary, science, commercial, travel, property or original work—built around the subject and the audience it needs to reach.