"How embarrassing to be human" the tagline ofBlack Holes informs viewers of its tone from the get-go.

The film tells the story of Dave the Astronaut, who in a near future is set to be on NASA's first mission to Mars. Grappling with the financial, geopolitical and emotional challenges, Black Holes has a sharp wit and social awareness which is incredibly refreshing. And the main sidekick is an "intelligent melon." You'll have to watch to find out what that means.

The fast-paced, satirical and visually slick animation fromNoodles, a Paris and L.A. based collective of award-winning artists, has just come back from this year's Sundance Film Festival, and is on Vimeo for your viewing pleasure.

Black Holes from NOODLES on Vimeo.

Black Holesis described as "a satirical animated series aboutspace conquest, the meaning of life and proctology"on its Kickstarter page.

The film was selected in the short film competition at Sundance 2017, and shows just a teaser of what could be, as it actually represents a concept prototype for the series of 10 x 22-minute episodes that the team is working to develop.

Brothers David and Laurent Nicolasare co-writers and directors ofBlack Holes, and Ed Banger Records artists SebastiAnand Quentin Dupieux (Mr Oizo) have contributed to the project.

(Screenshot: Noodles)

The Kickstarter campaign forBlack Holes has already raised over $60,000 towards the $100,000 target, which will allow the production of the first episode of the series. Full of stories, drawings and further information, you can donate to theBlack Holesproject here.

With the success ofSouth Park andBojack Horseman, loved by older audiences around the world, there's clearly strong demand for animation for all ages. Maybe we won't get to go into space until 2018 at the earliest, but with a bit more helpBlack Holescould be shooting onto screens pretty soon.

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Watch: 'Black Holes' A Satirical Comedy About Space Travel From Sundance 2017 - Konbini US