20 October 2007

DOX Production's "In The Shadow of the Moon" released in the UK on November 2nd

British Director, David Sington’s Sundance Film Festival award- winning documentary “In the Shadow of the Moon “ opens at the British Film Festival on October 18th and goes on general release on November 2nd.

IN THE SHADOW OF THE MOON brings together for the first, and possibly the last, time surviving crew members from every single Apollo mission that flew to the Moon, and allows them to tell their story in their own words.

This riveting first-hand testimony is interwoven with visually stunning archival material which has been re-mastered from the original NASA film footage – much of it never used before. The result is an intimate epic that vividly communicates the daring, the danger, the pride, and the promise of this extraordinary era in history.

The Observer reported of the film’s US premiere, “The film has generated rave reviews in the United States and has triggered widespread national interest.” Robin McKie and Paul Harris wrote, The film has won the backing of the Hollywood director Ron Howard, who directed Apollo 13. Although not involved with the movie's making, Howard liked it so much that he agreed to promote the film ahead of its release. In the Shadow of the Moon also won the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival as well as the Grand Prize of the Boulder Film Festival and the Audience Award at the Florida Film Festival.”

Director, David Sington said, 'I just thought it was a wonderful story. I have had so many people come up to me at screenings and say: "Thank you for making me feel so wonderful about what the human race can achieve.”

The film is described by film-lovers’ website rottentomatoes.com as, ‘beautifully shot by Clive North in High Definition video, the astronauts talk directly to camera. They emerge as surprisingly eloquent, witty, emotional and very human… Editor David Fairhead and director David Sington have woven this material together with a beautiful orchestral score from composer Philip Sheppard to create a moving, nostalgic and inspiring cinematic experience.’

“In the Shadow of the Moon” is a co-production with Channel 4 and is distributed in the UK by Vertigo.

DOX Productions Ltd is a British film producer, based in west London. DOX is the world’s premier producer of films that capture the stories of the Twentieth Century’s ultimate achievements, told in the first person supported by archive. DOX is renowned for communicating profound science and history through compelling story-telling. Its many award-winning television films include Nuclear Nightmares, Global Dimming, Hitler’s Sunken Secret and The Day the Ocean Boiled.

For further information about DOX Productions or “In the Shadow of the Moon” contact David Sington on +44 (0)207 602 3094.