When filmmaking first emerged, the films were under one minute and captured the randomness of everyday life: babies eating, cats fighting, people falling. Today, people are still fascinated by the same randomness — only now, it lives on the internet.

On Mars, like on Earth in the 1800s when filmmaking first began, colonists flock to the domes to watch what they call "Actualities." These short reels capture Martian jokes, bot malfunctions, and gravity mishaps — everyday comedy in the red world. The phenomenon, lovingly called Martian Actualities, becomes the colony's favorite entertainment trend.