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Ontario Science Centre: Apollo 11: First Steps Edition

Submitted by rasc@johnginder.com on 19 May 2019

https://www.ontariosciencecentre.ca/imax/film/69/

Celebrate the 50th anniversary of NASA’s Apollo 11 mission with this thrilling cinematic experience that showcases the real-life moments of humankind’s first steps on the Moon. In this critically-acclaimed documentary, the filmmakers reconstruct the exhilarating final moments of preparation, liftoff, landing and return of this historic mission—one of humanity’s greatest achievements and the first to put men on the Moon. With a newly-discovered trove of never-before-seen 70 mm footage and audio recordings, join Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins, the Mission Control team and millions of spectators from around the world during those momentous days and hours in 1969 when humankind took a giant leap into the future.

Please note: This film contains loud, sudden and explosive noises. Please consider this when purchasing tickets for young children.

Directed by Todd Douglas Miller, Apollo 11: First Steps Edition is produced by Statement Pictures in partnership with CNN Films and presented by Land Rover. The film is distributed by MacGillivray Freeman Films.