1989 · space · archival · nasa
For All Mankind
Directed by Al Reinert1h 20m1989
A testament to NASA's Apollo program of the 1960s and '70s. Composed of actual NASA footage of the missions and astronaut interviews, the documentary offers the viewpoint of the individuals who braved the remarkable journey to the moon and back.
Our read: For All Mankind (1989) reads as a warm, kinetic, grounded space · archival · nasa entry — measured in intensity, epic-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, redemptive in outlook.
Warm, kinetic, measured space / archival, grounded in texture. Redemptive, epic, measured.
- warm
- brisk
- redemptive
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