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in the shadow of the moon


The story of the men who went to the Moon, told in their own words.

Between 1968 and 1972 twenty-four Americans journeyed to the Moon. They remain the only human beings to have visited another world. In this film the Apollo astronauts tell their own story, and share their reflections on what these great voyages of exploration meant to them and to humanity. The film-makers have shot intimate and revealing interviews with prime crew members from every Apollo mission from Apollo 8, the first voyage around the Moon, to Apollo 17, the last lunar landing, during which two men lived on the surface for more than three days and nights. The interviews are interwoven with re-mastered NASA film footage, much of it never used before.


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reviews


"Deftly mixing a treasure trove of archival footage with engaging commentaries of surviving astronauts from all nine Apollo moonshots, this British production will bring it all back for those with first-hand memories of the time, while providing a stimulating primer for younger generations."


"Backed by endlessly wonderful archival footage, the fliers themselves recount their selection process, their training and the setbacks, most notably the tragic 1967 fire during a simulated countdown that killed three astronauts; it's a wonder the program continued apace in its wake."
Todd McCarthy, Variety, January 2007


This riveting first-hand testimony is interwoven with visually stunning archive material which has been re-mastered from the original NASA film footage - much of it never used before. The result is an intimate epic, which vividly communicates the daring and the danger, the pride and the passion of this extraordinary era in American history.
PRNewswire, January 2007


IN THE SHADOW OF THE MOON features exclusive NASA film footage including astonishing space shots re-mastered from the original film rolls to reveal the Apollo program with a visual clarity and impact it has never had before. The mute 16mm rolls shot in Mission Control have been painstakingly lip-synced with the 16-track audio recordings of the mission controllers' voice loop to re-unite the pictures and sound of many historic moments for the first time, lending a striking immediacy to many dramatic scenes.
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Soundtrack

In the Shadow of the Moon [Soundtrack]
by Philip Sheppard


awards


Winner Sundance World Cinema Audience Award 2007

Nominated Sundance Grand Jury Prize 2007

Winner Grand Prize, Boulder International Film Festival 2007

Winner Audience Award for Best International Feature, Florida Film Festival 2007

Winner World Documentary Audience Award, Indianapolis International Film Festival 2007

Winner World Documentary Audience Award, Maui Film Festival 2007

Credits

Director: David Sington
Producer: Duncan Copp
Co-producer/AD: Christopher Riley
Associate Producer: Sarah Kinsella
Photography: Clive North
Editor: David Fairhead




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