Lunarcy! – documentary film about Moon-atics

Lunarcy! is a

2012 Canadian documentary film directed by Simon Ennis, and produced by Jonas Bell Pasht, Ron Mann, Jonah Bekhor. The film premiered at the 2012 Toronto Film Festival on September 8, 2012 and is headed for worldwide circulation through German Screen. The film draws from a cast of real people who each have a unique connection to the moon, to include an astronaut who once walked on the moon and a person who claims personal ownership of the moon.

It is playing currently at the Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital.

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Here’s the trailer:

Update: Jeff Foust went to see the film and posted this comments on it at jeff_foust on Twitter:

  • Went to see “Lunarcy!” this evening in DC. Pleasantly surprised. Expected some ridicule & snark, but was more of an honest character study.
  • The director, Simon Ennis, said in a post-screening Q&A he’s a big fan of commercial space. “I’d love to go to space!”
  • A few scenes were filmed at the Space Access conference in Phoenix. Ennis does not have fond memories of the Grace Inn.

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Canadian astronaut and ISS commander Chris Hadfield (Chris Hadfield (Cmdr_Hadfield) on Twitter) has become a star, so to speak, with his music, photography and outreach activities on the station: ISS commander is a station sensation – Florida Today.

Here are a couple of posts for St. Patrick’s Day:

Twitter / Cmdr_Hadfield:

Wearing the green – Happy St. Patrick’s Day from the International Space Station! pic.twitter.com/v0Kr9gpmsB

Twitter / Cmdr_Hadfield:

Galway, Ireland, in the afternoon sun. pic.twitter.com/CqhqgQgSzE

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ANS 076 Weekly AMSAT Bulletin – Mar. 16, 2013:

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