‘One Small Step’ Trailer Seeks To Blast Off Straight Into Our Hearts

“One Small Step is our love letter to everyone who chased that impossible dream and the family that supported them through it,” – co-director Andrew Chesworth I caught the trailer for “One Small Step,” the first project from TAIKO Studios and became smitten. This trailer gives us a quick glimpse of Luna, a Chinese American girl who dreams of becoming an astronaut. First and foremost, I’m hyped to see a film centered on a girl growing  up, determined to follow her dreams. I’m ecstatic to see a girl of color as well. On the topic of women and careers in STEM fields, I know that girls are rarely encouraged to study math or science, and often internalize beliefs that boys are simply better in these fields. With that in mind, girls are often daunted by the prospect of being the only girl pursuing a STEM career. Which means, for representation sake, I feel a film like this will do wonders for little girls watching. It can also help normalize seeing women pursue such careers. To further illustrate this point, I want more girls to take on the attitude and mindset of the first African-American woman in space: Dr. Mae Jemison.”Growing up, I always assumed I would go into space. But I knew full well that people expected me to behave a certain way. I bucked the system…”

“Luna’s story was something we could all relate to…All dreams begin with a single step.”-Co-director Bobby Pontillas From their website, I learned TAIKO Studios was founded in 2017 by CEO Shaofu Zhang in both Los Ang…