A squadron of fighters in a civil war between Earth and Mars set out on a supposedly routine mission that will test their skills and comraderie to the breaking point.
Breakdown at 238 Hypatia is a space dogfighting film by Andrew Bugenis, released in 2021 and screening at film festivals around the world in 2022. Along the way it was nominated for numerous awards, including Best Editing and Best Director.
Where to Watch
Breakdown at 238 Hypatia is available to rent or own on Amazon Prime Video in the United States and the United Kingdom.
Amazon.com (United States viewers)
Amazon.co.uk (United Kingdom viewers)
It is also available to YouTube channel members at Andrew’s YouTube channel, BoterBug.
YouTube (channel member exclusive)
Production
Breakdown at 238 Hypatia happened because I watched Wing Commander (1999) in 2016, after I’d been making films and other video content for almost fifteen years. “I could do that,” I said. I then brought in a friend to help me construct a single starfighter cockpit set in my garage, a process which took nearly a year. Then filming, in the dead of the northeast US winter, with any friends who could make it, including one I hadn’t met in person before filming. Then, as the set stayed in the garage, evicting my car from that cozy spot, years of post-production. And in the end… it turns out that, yeah, I could do that, with the help of so many friends, both old as well as new ones made on the journey. (The set still stands, half-deconstructed, finally tucked into a corner of my garage because I don’t have the heart to truly take it apart.)
Watch this behind-the-scenes featurette to learn more about the production of Breakdown at 238 Hypatia.
Film Festivals
Iconic Images Film Festival Sixth Season
—Best Director SEMI FINALIST
Symbiotic Film Festival Second Season
—Best Editing NOMINEE
Anatolia International Film Festival 7th Season
—Best Editing FINALIST
—Best Visual Effects FINALIST
—Best SciFi/Fantasy Short Film FINALIST
Golden Bridge Instanbul Short Film Festival SUMMER 2022
—Best Science Fiction Short Film FINALIST
New York State International Film Festival 2022
Love & Hope International Film Festival SPAIN 2022
FantaSci Short Film Festival 2022
Miami International Science Fiction Film Festival 2022
New York Istanbul Short Film Festival 2022
Colortape International Film Festival 2022