Wednesday, February 4 at 7:00: Sneak Preview followed by a Q&A with space engineer and science fiction author Gentry Lee and director Robert Stone moderated by Owen Glieberman (Variety) after the screening
Friday, February 6 at 6:55: Q&A with space engineer and science fiction author Gentry Lee and director Robert Stone moderated by Emily Rice, Associate Professor Astrophysics- Macaulay Honors College at CUNY after the screening
Saturday, February 7 at 1:30:Q&A with space engineer and science fiction author Gentry Lee and director Robert Stone moderated by Emily Rice, Associate Professor Astrophysics- Macaulay Honors College at CUNY after the screening
In this meditative, intergalactic biopic, we follow Gentry Lee, Chief Engineer for Planetary Exploration at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and sci-fi writer, on his journey to space and on Earth. From the Viking and Voyager missions to co-authoring the actual future with Arthur C. Clarke, Lee’s life has been spent with his head in the stars and his feet on the ground. In this visually stunning documentary, the octogenarian Starman reflects on decades of space exploration alongside friends like Carl Sagan.
Official selection: SXSW
“A documentary about space exploration that puts you in touch with your inner wide-eyed child. It’s the intergalactic meditation as blissed-out mind-bender.” -Variety