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Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing either means to celebrate a giant leap for mankind or to celebrate a hoax. Fact is: we simply don’t know the truth and so people tend to fall in three belief groups. The first accepts that NASA successfully landed on the moon six times and that 12 humans have actually walked on the surface of the moon.
Group number two, though far smaller, says that we never went to the moon and that the entire thing was faked. But what about the third one? The third group falls somewhere in between and postulates that humans did go to the moon but what we saw on TV and in photographs was completely hoaxed.
It was more important that astronauts be seen to be walking on the moon than actually walk on the moon and so the Nixon administration wanted to stage the moon landing in advance. Images of Neil Armstrong’s walk on the moon on July 20, 1969 were shown to the world through the lens of master film-maker Stanley Kubrick and shot on the soundstage of Kubrick’s landmark film, 2001: A Space Odyssey. True or untrue?
After all, either the camera or the government is lying, or maybe both?
It’s not easy to tell and so the conspiracy continues.
Apollo - a special release. Enjoy the noise.
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We all love transmitter voices from Houston over spacey sounds. Sounds cool every time. Well done!
Comment by Thomas L. Raukamp 08.03.09 @ 1:31 pmAgreed, that’s a stereotype you have to deal with. It’s almost a bit too obvious but necessary. Far more interesting seems that parts of the background are re-sampled pieces taken from the album “Apollo” by Brian Eno, so Apollo Part 2 is not just the radio transmission thing,… but actually a hommage.
Comment by admin 08.03.09 @ 1:54 pmplease check out my documentary DID WE GO? about Apollo 11.
here is link, I have posted the entire film on youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gM3Mt1Vym3g&feature=channel_page
Comment by aron ranen 08.07.09 @ 8:38 pmThanks for posting your comment Aron! Would be interesting to learn how you found out about this release…
I certainly know your film since some time and I must say, the angle from where you’re approaching the whole Apollo story is definitely different to all other hoax or anti-hoax documentaries I have seen so far. What I miss a bit though is the exact point, the result, the ultimate message that helps me to identify (for myself) if I rather believe in a yes or no because what I know about the Apollo missions, is already diverse and vague enough,… I am looking for clarification, for facts. A visual documentary got the power to do so even if it leads you into a wrong direction (as to be seen in the mockumentary “Kubrick, Nixon and the man in the moon”).
However, don’t get me wrong - I am not saying anything about the quality of your work. I just say, I wished I would had a clearer view on the whole story after watching it and so - the conspiracy continues. :)
Comment by admin 08.11.09 @ 9:25 pm