Special Screening of "Apollo 13" November 16, 2008

In celebration of Air Force Week and in recognition of the intersection between filmmaking and space exploration, the Art Center College of Design Undergraduate Film Department invites you to attend a special screening of the Academy Award®-winning film Apollo 13.

The screening will be preceded by opening remarks from representatives of the entertainment industry, United States Air Force and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. In addition, prototype lunar rovers and public awareness campaigns created by Art Center students who took part in NASA’s recent Sponsored Projects will be on display.

Made in close collaboration between the entertainment industry and NASA, Universal Pictures’ Apollo 13 received critical acclaim for its scientific and historic accuracy. The movie, directed by Ron Howard with an ensemble cast starring Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton, Kevin Bacon, Gary Sinise, Ed Harris and Kathleen Quinlan, tells the dramatic true story of the aborted Apollo 13 space mission. The film’s cinematographer, Dean Cudley, ASC, is a part-time faculty member at Art Center.

The screening takes place during the Air Force Film Festival, which is held in conjunction with Air Force Week (airforceweek.com), an outreach program showcasing the critical role the Air Force plays in serving America.

Art Center College of Design (artcenter.edu) is a global leader in art and design education with a Film program that focuses on utilizing design techniques to further the art of storytelling. Accomplished, working film professionals teach small, hands-on classes, fostering close mentoring relationships with students who themselves become prominent individuals within the entertainment industry. Art Center alumni working in the entertainment industry include Michael Bay (Transformers), Zack Snyder (300, Watchmen), Tarsem (The Fall, The Cell), Roger Avary (Beowulf, Pulp Fiction), Don Burgess (Spider-Man, Forrest Gump) and many more talented individuals.
Since its founding in 1930, Art Center's alumni continue to have a profound impact on popular culture, the way we live, and important issues in our society today. Located in Pasadena, California, Art Center offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in a wide variety of art and design disciplines, as well as public programs for all ages and levels of experience.

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