Beyond Redemption: Space Captain Media Resources
- News Links
- Suburban Living Magazine, July - August 2014
- Get Lost in Space Drama - Southern Star, Wed July 30, 2014
- Production Stills
- Posters
- Beyond Redemption Space Captain World Premiere (PDF)
- Director's Statement
- Cast Biographies
- Web Links
Production Stills
 Girlbot |
 Lazlo and Tess |
 The Bishop and Alanah |
 Consul Blat |
 Chief Engineer McEacharn |
 Captain Lazlo |
 In the Medical Bay |
 The Bridge Crew |
 Blat's Entourage |
Movie Posters
 Space Captain Poster 1 |
 Three Troublesome Girls |
Director's Statement
When I made Beyond Redemption: Space Captain, my vision was to create a story that can be appreciated on many levels by all ages. Being a long time fan of classic Sci-Fi from the 50s and 60s, I tried to draw on their style in the look and feel of the film, and to incorporate that magical sense of melodrama with a touch of humour and suspense.
Like my previous "Redemption" movies, Space Captain is set in a future world far from Earth where survival is less certain, the politics of Earth seem irrelevant and everyone has been too long in space. The people and their relationships are key to the story, and I have tried to create a group of likeable, eccentric characters who don't quite fit the typical stereotypes.
The plot revolves around Captain Lazlo, the washed up commander of the Spaceship Redemption. Lazlo has to deal with his coffee addiction and a young rebellious teenager, Alanah, while trying to save his ship and crew from a mind controlling parasite infestation, an old alien adversary, and an odd female cyborg who is discovered after a nearby craft is mysteriously destroyed. While Lazlo does his best to make sense of it all, isolated crew members each have their own issues to solve as their lives begin to unravel and hard choices have to be made. As the story progresses, the crew become more like one big dysfunctional family as they try to face a common threat.
Beyond Redemption: Space Captain is a classic, light-hearted, Sci-Fi feature with a twist, about one weary man trying to survive and his young teenage sidekick trying to make sense of it all.
Cast Biographies
DR. PAUL DAY (CAPTAIN LAZLO, Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Composer, Cinematographer)
Born and raised in Brisbane, Dr. Paul Day always had a fascination with film making from an early age. In 2000 he set up his own audio and video production studio, Angel Studios, which gave him the resources to write, produce, and direct independent Sci-Fi feature films. The first of these, Redemption 101 (2007) a tongue-in-cheek Sci-Fi feature, revolved around the character Captain Lazlo and his quirky crew aboard the starship Redemption. It has gradually gained popularity as an underground cult classic. His next release, Beyond Redemption (The Visitor), a standalone prequel to the first film, premiered at the Gold Coast Film Festival in Queensland, Australia in 2012, and was nominated for Best Foreign Film at the ASEAN International Film Festival in 2013. His latest movie, Beyond Redemption: Space Captain continues the theme of Sci-Fi/Horror/Comedy, and takes Lazlo on another adventure. Paul won Best Director in the 2013 ASIN (Australian Screen Industry Network) awards for Space Captain, which premiered in August 2014 at Hoyts Cinema, Sunnybank Queensland. Australia.
Like most self-funded filmmakers Paul takes on many roles in his films. While the budgets may be restricted, the cast and crew put their heart and soul into each production, making up for any shortfalls with sheer enthusiasm. Paul's is passionate about making movies with an entertaining story with engaging characters.
Through Angel Studios, Paul is looking to encourage and develop new talent with regular training workshops, and is always looking for ways to provide opportunities for new and emerging actors.
ALANAH FRANCE (ALANAH)
Alanah at just 16 Years of age is already a professional when it comes to the silver screen. She first came to Angel Studios as a dance student at the age of 10 but it wasn’t until she enrolled in acting classes that Director Paul Day saw her potential. A year later when he started working on his next film he offered her the lead role. She carries on this role in this new movie. Alanah is still studying acting at the studio and has a bright and promising future within the acting world.
ABIGAIL JAYNE MARTIN (GIRLBOT)
This talented mother of two portrays the complex character of Girlbot in this film. Last year she won Best Actress for this role at the ASIN (Australian Screen Industry Network) Awards. Not only is she an actor but doubles as a talented model. She has been successfully chosen to be the face of local designers and is shining bright in local news all over town. Although she is relatively new to acting on the big screen she enjoys the experience and plans to make it a big part of her future career.
KYLIE STEPHENSON (ENSIGN PERRY)
Kylie is not only an actress in this film but also an Assistant Director. She is a Brisbane based actor who graduated from the actors conservatory in 2012. She's also no stranger to the stage participating in La Boîte Indie's This Is Capital City in 2013 and set to play the lead in Arise Theatre's production of August Strindberg's A Dream Play in November
IAN "RENOIR" RENNIE (CHIEF ENGINEER ANGUS MCEACHARN)
Renoir is an actor with an impressive list of credits on both stage and screen. Equally at home as a 'heavy', a (tall) dwarf, comic relief or a most unlikely romantic lead. He is an Australian based Scot with a very broad range of accents - for this character, naturally he used his native Scottish one.