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THE LOST ASTRONAUT Short Films

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Description

In 1963, Ed Dwight Jr. was poised to be NASA’s first African-American astronaut, until suddenly he wasn’t.

Part of Shorts Program 4

Closed Captioning available

bios

Ben Proudfoot is a filmmaker and the founder and C.E.O. of Breakwater Studios.

Contact

Yvonne Ashley Kouadjo
The New York Times Op-Docs
yvonneashley.kouadjo@nytimes.com

Details

Country: USA

Year: 2019

Director: Ben Proudfoot

Producers: Gabriel Berk Godoi, Abby Lynn Kang Davis

Director of Photography: Brandon Somerhalder

Editor: Nick Garnham Wright

Music: Nicholas Jacobson-Larson

Featuring: Edward Dwight Jr.

Running Time (minutes): 13 MIN

Language: English

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