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Topic: Christa McAuliffe: Reach for the Stars
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John K. Rochester
Member Posts: 1222
From: Rochester, NY, USA
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted November 14, 2005 07:33 AM
   
The Christa McAuliffe Documentary "Christa McAuliffe:Reach for the Stars" won the top award at the High Falls Film Festival this past weekend here in Rochester, NY. Kudos to Renee Sotile and Mary Jo Godges for a wonderful film about not only Christa, but the entire crew of Challenger. This is a film you MUST have when it is released on DVD.. or if you're in the area tonight, the winning film will be shown again at 9:30.. Yes I will be there again!! ( Bring Hankies..)IP: Logged |
ASCAN1984
Member Posts: 584
From: County Down,Nothern Ireland
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted November 14, 2005 11:45 PM
I am so glad it won. Although i have never seen it i know it deserves to win. I have been following the progress of this film since the first post about it here on collectspace. I cannot wait until it comes out on DVD. Has anyone else seen this film yet?IP: Logged |
ColinBurgess
Member Posts: 1012
From: Sydney, Australia
Registered: Sep 2003
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posted November 17, 2005 11:58 PM
From WHEC-TV in Rochester, NY: quote:
Local film maker debuts documentary to sold out crowdIt's 40 minutes until showtime...and the world premiere of "Reach for the Stars" has nearly sold out. "We're here for a local girl," says Peg Toker, and it seems everyone else is too. “We heard one of the producers of the movie went to Schroeder High School and thought it would be educational for our daughter,” says Karen Anderson who is a Webster native. News 10NBC found the woman behind the film; Rochester native and former News 10NBC employee, Renee Sotile.
The full article can be read here.IP: Logged |
ColinBurgess
Member Posts: 1012
From: Sydney, Australia
Registered: Sep 2003
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posted December 04, 2005 03:09 PM
This documentary just goes from strength to strength. Here's a marvellous review and background.John Clayton: After 20 years, Christa still inspires
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ASCAN1984
Member Posts: 584
From: County Down,Nothern Ireland
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted January 04, 2006 04:45 AM
You can now preorder he DVD. Just go the below link. It is set for release on January 28th the same date as the spacecraftfilms STS 51L DVD.
http://www.traipsingthrufilms.com/PurchaseFilm.htm Is there any word on the status of the spacecraftfilms release or if January 28th is confirmed. IP: Logged |
ASCAN1984
Member Posts: 584
From: County Down,Nothern Ireland
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted January 10, 2006 12:59 PM
Has anyone ordered their's?IP: Logged |
ASCAN1984
Member Posts: 584
From: County Down,Nothern Ireland
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted January 28, 2006 12:49 AM
This DVD is available t oday. I cant wait for it to arrive.IP: Logged |
ASCAN1984
Member Posts: 584
From: County Down,Nothern Ireland
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted January 31, 2006 05:16 AM
MY DVD arrived yesterday. It is thebest spaceflight documentary i have ever seen . Well put together. When I saw the full challenger launch near the end i had feelings i had not had for a long time. Get this DVD. You will not be disapointed. IP: Logged |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 12300
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted May 30, 2006 05:23 PM
The DVD of this film is also now available through buySPACE.IP: Logged |
FFrench
Member Posts: 2230
From: San Diego
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted May 30, 2006 05:52 PM
I'll like to add my voice to the ones recommending this DVD. If you saw the TV version, it was significantly shorter, with none of the bonus footage features that enhance this package. This longer version has more emotional depth and detail. It was very moving without being at all saccharine (always a danger with these kinds of things) - and you really get to know Christa as a person thrust into a highly unusual situation, as well as her family then and now.FF IP: Logged |
ColinBurgess
Member Posts: 1012
From: Sydney, Australia
Registered: Sep 2003
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posted May 30, 2006 09:32 PM
I have this DVD and it's quite superb, moving and well-produced. Apart from the two-minute sequence in which I appear!  Colin IP: Logged |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 12300
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted May 23, 2007 12:26 AM
From the MetroWest Daily News (Framingham, MA):
Wal-Mart picks up indie film about teacher-astronaut Christa McAuliffe quote:
A documentary about teacher-astronaut Christa McAuliffe has sold about 3,000 copies since the independent producers screened it in Framingham in January 2006.Now the well-received, 75-minute DVD of "Christa McAuliffe: Reach for the Stars," has a chance to reach a much wider audience through the world's biggest retail chain. Wal-Mart, which has more than 3,300 U.S. stores, on Tuesday put the film on its shelves along with other DVD new releases.
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randy
Member Posts: 721
From: West Jordan, Utah USA
Registered: Dec 1999
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posted May 23, 2007 04:01 PM
I picked up a copy today after I read about it here. It was very well done. I thought it handled the familys feelings and emotions very tastefully. I have already recommended it to a friend. It is a touching reminder of the sacrifices that are made so that we can indeed 'go where no one has gone before'.Randy IP: Logged |
