(Damien Chazelle, US/China/Japan 2018, 141 min., DCP)
Ryan Gosling plays the legendary Neil Armstrong in this adaptation of the James Hansen biography, directed by Damien Chazelle (La La Land, Whiplash, Babylon). Focusing on Armstrong’s professional career and his journey to become the first man to walk on the moon, the film opens with the distracted pilot escaping a dangerous flight, yet still under threat of being grounded. He applies for Project Gemini and is accepted to the space program. Meanwhile, his daughter has a been diagnosed with a brain tumor, and Armstrong spends his personal time detailing her symptoms and researching possible treatments. Unfolding over a decade of professional success and personal loss, First Man is a portrait of the man behind the icon. Chazelle’s attention to detail extends to the visuals and soundscape that put you in the cockpit with Armstrong.
Upcoming Events in this Series
Film Screenings | Matinee: The Right Stuff (35mm)
America in Space Thrilling, comedic, and epic, writer-director Philip Kaufman adapts Tom Wolfe’s docu-drama novel about the Mercury program, NASA’s first steps toward space flight.
Film Screenings, Member Events | For All Mankind (DCP) - Free for Members!
America in Space A dreamy, impressionistic collage of NASA archival footage, Brian Eno's music, and interviews with the real Apollo astronauts, Al Reinert's 1989 documentary depicts a journey to the moon and back.
Film Screenings | Apollo 13 (35mm)
America in Space Based on the true story of NASA’s aborted third trip to the moon, the film follows Jim Lovell (Tom Hanks), Jack Swigert (Kevin Bacon), and Fred Haise (Bill Paxton) as an explosion in an oxygen tank puts the mission at risk.