A Space Program

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A Space Program

2016

1h 12m

Documentary

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Artist Tom Sachs and his team build an entire space program from scratch for a handmade journey to Mars.

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Walter V. Addiego

San Francisco Chronicle

Apr 14, 2016

4/4

The film is both a testimonial to and a send-up of the all-American can-do spirit, and a salute to what Sachs and Neistat call the "analog era."

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Soren Andersen

Seattle Times

Apr 14, 2016

3.5/4

A disarmingly delightful out-of-this-world trip.

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Robert Abele

Los Angeles Times

Apr 8, 2016

"A Space Program" may find cheeky humor in our quest for meaningful science. But it certainly hints that there's something worshipful in the details.

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Diane Carson

KDHX (St. Louis)

Aug 29, 2017

I'll pass on this trip to Mars.

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Jeremy Polacek

Brooklyn Magazine

Nov 30, 2016

A Space Program: The Movie, and Sachs's work in general, is resourceful, cheeky, and fun.

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Sherilyn Connelly

SF Weekly

Apr 14, 2016

The picture follows both the development of the project as well as the audience as they were guided through it, and it's significant it was an event meant to be enjoyed by the general public, and not just wasted on Burners.

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Artist Tom Sachs and his team build an entire space program from scratch for a handmade journey to Mars.

Director: Van Neistat
Producer: Erum Shah, Hailey Gates
Screenwriter: Tom Sachs, Van Neistat
Distributor: Zeitgeist Films
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 18, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 25, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $10.2K
Runtime: 1h 12m
Sound Mix: DTS, SDDS, Dolby Digital

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