"I'm very proud of what we've done with the film, and hope that audiences will be both gripped and moved by his epic story," he said.Ĭernan is one of only three astronauts in history to have flown to the moon twice. "Many films have been made about space and going to the moon, and so I knew we'd have to venture both deeper and bigger than ever before - both in human terms and as creative documentary for the big screen." "It's been a privilege to work with such a charismatic and historical figure as Gene Cernan," said Craig. "Director Mark Craig has delivered a riveting documentary that will enthrall the adventurer and leader within all of us." "'The Last Man on the Moon' is a thrilling testimony of Gene Cernan's lifeand its immeasurable impact on the nation and those around him," said Nolan Gallagher, the founder and chief executive officer of Gravitas Ventures, which is handling the digital and Video on Demand (VOD) release of the film.
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The movie will also be distributed across digital platforms on the same day it hits theaters. and Houston in the days leading up to the release of the film. Two additional premieres are planned for Washington D.C.
debut at the 2015 South by Southwest (SXSW) film festival in Austin, Texas. The documentary earlier made its formal U.S. "The Last Man on the Moon" has already been screened in the United Kingdom and at select venues across the U.S. "This film is Gene's story - and we hope that it will inspire people as much as it inspired us," Stewart said. "Gene grew up in exceptional times - and exceptional times produce exceptional men, but real life is never that simple." "It's forty-three years ago that Gene Cernan stepped onto the surface of the moon and it's tough to think of a present day American herowho can match up to him," said Mark Stewart, "The Last Man on the Moon" executive producer and distributor. The film features exclusive interviews with Cernan's fellow astronauts, including Apollo 12 crew members Alan Bean and Dick Gordon, and Apollo 13 commander Jim Lovell, as well as veteran flight director Gene Kranz and Chris Kraft, who founded Mission Control. The documentary features a wealth of rarely-seen archival footage and takes Cernan back to the launch pad at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, to Arlington National Cemetery, and to his ranch in Texas where "he has tried to find respite from a past that refuses to let him go."
Produced by Mark Stewart Productions, "The Last Man on the Moon" was five years in the making.
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