Starman
Buckle up! Prepare for an awe-inspiring ride throughout Earth's galaxy and beyond. Now in his 80s, celebrated NASA engineer and best-selling science fiction author Gentry Lee acts as pilot and narrator as he marvels with child-like wonder at his good fortune. Discovered at a young age to be a math wizard while calculating baseball batting averages, he was ushered through the elusive door that led to space travel and his life’s work at NASA.
Academy Award® nominated Director Robert Stone magnificently illustrates decades of scientific research around space travel, life on other planets, Lee’s work with Carl Sagan, his unexpected co-writing career with foremost science fiction author Arthur C. Clarke (2001: A Space Odyssey), and his somewhat unconventional beliefs as a free thinker as well as those that helped shape his life while a principal player in space exploration from the very beginning.
Join us after the screening for the official DocLands kick-off event!
Enjoy complimentary bites and drinks from local vendors, and connect with fellow film fans and filmmakers as we celebrate DocLands 2025 and the art of documentary filmmaking.
SAN RAFAEL ELKS LODGE • 9:00 - 11:00 PM
1312 Mission Avenue • San Rafael
Director/s
Robert Stone
Robert Stone
ROBERT STONE is an Oscar® nominee for Best Feature Documentary and a three-time Emmy nominee for Exceptional Merit in Documentary filmmaking, and has won dozens of awards for his work over the past 35 years. Among his notable films are Radio Bikini (1988), Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst (2004), Oswald's Ghost (2007), Earth Days (2009), Pandora's Promise (2013), and the epic 6-hour documentary series Chasing the Moon (2019).
Expected Guests
ROBERT STONE: Director
SHELBY STONE: Executive Producer
RAY ROTHROCK: Producer
GENTRY LEE: Protagonist
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