LRM Online's Gig Patta spoke with Rex Dean on the green carpet for Space Baby at the opening night of Dances with Films 2023 festival.

Three friends — 8-year-old Sam (“Mental Man”), mad scientist; 6-year-old Sophia (“Nature Girl”); and 300-year-old Blue (a great ballplayer modeled on Satchel Paige), former keeper of the holy grail in Africa — must stand up to the bumbling nemesis next door to rebuild the holy grail and get a new soul for the earth. With help from a squadron of ladybugs, they fight the “greed, intolerance and just plain cruelty” that fascist Nurse Nancy and her demonic crow embody. A lighthearted romp through history, and a celebration of childhood innocence, imagination and courage for children of all ages.