Exclusive: We Chat With 'Europa Report' Director Sebastian
Cordero    Europa Report is a new found-footage sci-fi flick
that follows a group of astronauts who travel to the Jupiter
moon of Europa in search for signs of life. They find nothing
unusual and return to Earth without incident. Just kidding; of
course they don’t. We spoke to director Sebastian Cordero about
the science behind the art.  How did Europa Report come about?
The script was already written and the producers were looking
for a director. I was lucky. They approached me, which is odd
because I had never done any sci-fi before. The films I did in
Ecuador were mostly gritty realism. I feel that the producers
saw in me potential, in terms of dealing with tensions in an
enclosed space. One of my films had a character that hid in the
cellar of a mansion, which I think has a lot in common with the
tension we wanted in Europa Report. I’m very much an actor’s
director. I’m very concerned about performances, about making
sure the actors get where the