AceShowbiz - Kid Koala's animated directorial debut Space Cadet opened in theaters on November 13 from Viva Kids. The dialogue-free film is based on the director's 2011 graphic novel of the same name and is told entirely through image and an original score.

The film follows astronaut Celeste, who launches into space on her first solo mission and leaves behind Robot, the guardian who raised her. Alone for the first time, each must confront what it means to let go. As Robot faces an empty nest and Celeste the perils of space, memory becomes their only compass, and Robot is losing its way.

Eric San, the director, film composer and graphic novelist known as Kid Koala, has released five solo albums and contributed to feature film soundtracks including The Great Gatsby, Looper, Baby Driver and Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. As a scratch DJ he has toured with Radiohead, Beastie Boys and The Preservation Hall Jazz Band, and collaborated with Gorillaz, Deltron 3030 and Emilíana Torrini. He has also written and illustrated the award-winning graphic novels Nufonia Must Fall and Space Cadet.

The soundtrack features Karen O, Mariana 'Ladybug' Vieira, Torrini, Martha Wainwright, Meagan Smith and Trixie Whitley. New clips released for the film include Soft Machine, performed by Karen O and Kid Koala and written and composed by Karen Lee Orzolek; Fly me to the Moon (In Other Words), performed by Vieira and Kid Koala and written and composed by Bart Howard; and Rise, performed by Vieira, Whitley and Kid Koala, written by Vieira and composed by Kid Koala.

The film's festival run included an Official Selection at the Festival de cinéma en famille de Québec (FCEQ), where it received the Professional Jury Awards for Best Film and Best Director, as well as the Youth Jury Award for Best Original Score. It was also an Official Competition Selection at the Young Horizons International Film Festival in the Discoveries Film Competition in Poland, earning a Special Mention, and an Official Selection at the Rendez-vous du Cinéma Québécois (RVCQ) 2026, where it won the 2026 Young Jury Award.

Produced by OUTSIDERS Film, the film is produced by Ginette Petit, with Nathalie Bissonnette, Petit and Michel Pradier serving as executive producers. The screenplay is by Mylène Chollet, and Lillian Chan is the production designer. The film runs 86 minutes and is presented in a 2.35:1 aspect ratio within a 16:9 frame with 5.1 sound.

Viva Kids is an independent all-rights distributor and production studio. Its recent releases include The Amazing Maurice, which it debuted at the Sundance Film Festival before a wide theatrical release, Night of the Zoopocalypse and The Pout Pout Fish. Viva Pictures holds an equity interest in the 3D animation studio 3Doubles Producciones and in Kazoo Films Distribution in the United Kingdom.