European premiere

The Space Race

Local title
Kosmoserahvas
Director
Lisa Cortés, Diego Hurtado de Mendoza
Country
USA
Year
2023
Programme
Science360°
Genre
Historical drama, Historical film, Biographical
Subject
racism, space

This film weaves together archival footage of U.S. space expeditions, Afrofuturist cultural milestones, and stories told by Black astronauts into an enlightening dialogue about the expectations placed on trailblazers. Tackling defining moments of American history, from the Kennedy assassination to the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster to the George Floyd uprising, these dynamic discussions posit new meditations on the fight for equality.

As the documentary transverses space and decades, it encourages a reclamation of the past as a way to create a limitless future.

Director
Lisa Cortés, Diego Hurtado de Mendoza
Producer
Alexandra Bowen, Aly Parker, Mark Monroe, Keero Birla, Lisa Cortés, Diego Hurtado de Mendoza
DoP
Diego Hurtado de Mendoza
Composer
Anna Drubich, Jongnic Bontemps
Runtime
Language
English

SCIENCE360° program is presented by Eesti Teadusagentuur

Screenings

Hall 2 Kino Artis
Screening022202 / Kosmoserahvas
Screening duration
3rd Hall Apollo Kino Lõunakeskus, Tartu
Screening034302 / Kosmoserahvas
Q&A duration
Screening duration
2nd Hall Apollo Kino Solaris
Screening151203 / Kosmoserahvas
Screening duration
Trailer