Synopsis
Filmmaker David Sington merges the magnificence of science with the compelling drama of the human quest for advancement with this compelling and visually stunning meditation on the historic Apollo space program. In the four remarkable years between 1968 and 1972, American history took a defining turn as nine NASA spacecraft made the trip to the moon, and twelve bold explorers became the first men ever to set foot on ground beyond planet Earth. In this documentary, space enthusiast Sington allows the surviving crew members from each Apollo mission the unique opportunity to recount their memories of those missions in their own words as vintage, original NASA film footage offers a tantalizing glimpse of this extraordinary era in American history. Candid interviews with the astronauts reveal the sensitive and fun-loving souls whose fearlessness would lead a nation into a new era of progress, and audio recordings from Mission Control lend a newfound sense of poignancy to a variety of oft-recounted historical milestones. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
Year: 2007
Runtime: 96
Country: UK
MPAA Rating: PG
for mild language, brief violent images and incidental smoking
Category: Documentary
Produced by
Discovery Film Channel
DOX Productions
Passion Pictures
Release
September 07, 2007 (USA - Limited)
by
Discovery Films
ThinkFilm
Awards
2007 - World Cinema Audience Award - Documentary - Sundance Film Festival
2007 - Best Documentary - National Board of Review
2007 - Best Documentary - Broadcast Film Critics Association
2007 - Best Documentary - Kansas City Film Critics
2007 - Best Documentary - Ohio Film Critics
2007 - Film Presented - Hot Docs International Film Festival
2007 - Film Presented - Silverdocs Film Festival
2007 - Film Presented - Montréal World Film Festival
2007 - Film Presented - Vancouver International Film Festival
2007 - Best Documentary - Kansas City Film Critics Association
2007 - Film Presented - London Film Festival
2008 - Film Presented - Big Sky Documentary Film Festival