Are sci-fi film aficionados in for smarter works of science fantasy? It is tempting to think so now that the European Space Agency (ESA) has released its first foray into the world of fiction film-making. The ESA produced a six-and-a-half-minute film that puts a spotlight on the agency’s historic mission to study a comet.

The film, called Ambition, features Irish actor Aiden Gillen, star of the TV hit series Game of Thrones. Gillen plays a mind master in a world where humans are elevated to the status and powers of dem-gods.

The short film draws its imaginative elements from the actual Rosetta project intended to help humans better understand how life began. Gillen’s character supervises and trains an apprentice, Aisling Franciosi, in using his mind powers to build planets, asteroids, and other space objects.

The project was filmed in Iceland and was directed by Poland’s Tomek Baginski, who was nominated for an Oscar in 2003 for his short movie called Katedra. The digitally enhanced Ambition was presented last Friday at a festival in London. The film is available online for viewing.

The Rosetta mission was launched in 2004, has traveled almost 4 billion miles over 10 years, and is soon to rendezvous with Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, or “rubber duck.” The unmanned probe is now in close orbit of the comet and following it on its path toward the sun. A scout, Philae, will be maneuvered to the comet’s surface on November 12.

Many astrophysicist believe that comets are remnants of the formation of our solar system. Composed of ice and dust, comets are considered “time capsules” of primeval matter that may hold secrets on how the planets formed after the birth of the sun.