Moonbug DVD available on Amazon from February 11th
Bitten
by the ‘Moonbug’, photographer Steve Pyke sets out on a journey across
America in his search to meet and photograph the Apollo space pioneers.
A journey in which he was to meet the adventurers, risk takers and
dreamers who were behind one of the most historic endeavours of our
time. Moonbug explores the experiences of the science-fiction dream
come true with the astronauts who made the bold step. From living rooms
and moonscape deserts, to Cape Canaveral, Steve captures these pioneers
in frank, revealing portraits, while unraveling their very personal and
divergent memories. Pyke shares intimate moments with his subjects and
their frank accounts of the risk-taking, monumental journey. Moonbug is
as much an exploration of memory and perception and the documentation
of time as it is space. The engaging, articulate astronauts offer
philosophical insights into the motivations behind their participation
and the bigger picture: how we understand and perceive the universe,
where we fit in among these ‘signposts of history’ and the
vulnerability of our lonely planet. With rare archive footage and an
original score by Matt Johnson and The The, Moonbug is both a
photographic road trip and an exploration of how photographs become
signposts for history. Winner of the Special Jury Prize at the Houston
International Film Festival.
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