Edge of Space is a 2024 Swiss-American short film written, directed and produced by Jean de Meuron. Inspired by actual historical events, the 18 minutes short film about a USAF Test Pilot recruited by NASA was among the 15 Shortlisted films in the Best Live Action Short Film category for the 97th Academy Awards. De Meuron and his team won a total of 6 Telly Awards, honoring excellence in video and television across all screens since 1979, for Edge of Space at The 46th Annual Telly Awards, including Gold for Craft-Directing, General-Science & Technology, Craft-Videography & Cinematography and Craft-Drone & Aerial Cinematography, as well as Silver for General-History and Craft-Use of Archival Footage.
Set in 1961, during the height of the US-Soviet space race, an ambitious USAF test pilot is recruited by NASA for a daring suborbital mission in an X-15 hypersonic rocket-powered aircraft with astronomical implications.
The film had its world premiere in July 2024 at the Oscarî and BAFTA qualifying LA Shorts Fest, where it won Jury Special Mention. In August 2024, the film screened at the Oscarî and BAFTA qualifying HollyShorts Film Festival, where it was nominated for Best VFX.