No. 53 (2023) THE SPACE RACE. Perth; THE REV. Film Festival July 15th.
Film No. 53 (2023) July 15th. 10:30 AM LUNA LEEDERVILLE, Cine 5, Leederville.
"I loved the space program. I was fascinated with it. But no one doing that stuff looked like me " (Black NASA administrator Charlie Bolden describes his younger days, as he aspired to become an astronaut).
NOMINEE: (Lisa Cortes & Diego Hurtado de Mendoza) Best Documantary Film, National Geographic. FINALIST: (Lisa Cortes & Diego Hurtado de Mendoza) Audience Award, Tribeca Film Festival 2023. SPECIAL SCREENING: (Lisa Cortes & Diego Hurtado de Mendoza) @ The Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Library. June 18th 2023.
Important films like THE SPACE RACE never get a wide enough big screen audience, mainly because, it's a National Geographic production. Generally these films are filed in a streaming vault to be accessed at will. So, THE SPACERACE is a film available to many, but you have to go looking for it. I suggest you do.
Major League Baseball wears the Jackie Robinson story with pride. They celebrate his story with a designated day. Kids run around fields all wearing the famous 42 on that day. After all, 75 years ago this humble man became the first black man to play in the Majors. What's this got to do with THE SPACE RACE? Well, plenty. Charlie Bolden,Edward Dwight andVictor Glover represent the black men who fought a similar battle to Robinson, but their fight was with an even bigger organization, NASA.
This classic, tick the boxes, thorough Nat Geo doco reminds us of the society that existed in most parts of the world, especially in the 50's, 60's and 70's. THE SPACE RACE mainly holds our focus via the very articulate and focused Charles Bolden. He talks to camera telling the story of the struggle to prove ones worth but never feeling equal. Edward Dwight (first black astronaut), Victor Glover (first pilot on the SpaceX crew) and Guion Bluford (first black African to fly into space) all tell their stories. The inclusion of Ron McNair (the only black African on Challenger '86) brought a sad note, but importantly the doc highlights his genius, and the loss he was to the program.
Films like THE SPACE RACE continue to remind us of the archaic times that existed. Times that remind us that tolerance is one of life's special ingredients. Times when the likes of NASA and MLB should have known better. More importantly we are in awe of of the pioneers of change; in this case the Boldens', the Dwights' andthe Glovers' of the world. This film is one of those important films that keep us all on track to making our world a better place. 10GUMS.
I went to a screening of “The Space Race” last night in AMC Century City in Los Angeles This documentary should be in every school as a part of the curriculum. The directors were there and answered questions from the attendees.
I went to a screening of “The Space Race” last night in AMC Century City in Los Angeles This documentary should be in every school as a part of the curriculum. The directors were there and answered questions from the attendees.
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