 The film tells the story of the first Christmas of a colony set-up on the surface of Mars and was written by Wayne Coyne, and co-directed by Wayne Coyne, Bradley Beesley and George Salisbury, with the band and their friends acting in the movie.The band brought the film to rock festivals across America during the summer of 2008 and screened it in a large circus tent they had bought for that purpose.The film was released on DVD on November 11, 2008, along with a soundtrack written and performed by the Flaming Lips.