She Should Have Gone To The Moon
Synopsis
The documentary is about Jerri Truhill's ambition to conquer the unknown and the filmmaker's fascination with a woman who dared to break down all barriers in aviation. Set against a momentous era in American history, the film constructs both an intimate portrait of Truhill and explores a unique chapter in American culture and society.
In the film, the sharp-witted Jerri Truhill looks back on her compelling life via a phone call with the filmmaker. This conversation becomes the catalyst for the director's imagining of key events in Truhill's potent narrative and inspires a journey to meet the heroine in Texas.
Along the way, the filmmaker places herself in Truhill's story, first wandering across the surreal landscape of White Sands and then suspended in zero gravity inside a water tank.
Included are stylized and dreamlike scenes, which are counter pointed by shots from both Truhill's and NASA's film archive.
The various strands produce the film's heady timeline, as they circle through real and imagined spaces and merge into a bittersweet interview with Truhill at her home.
Details
- Year
- 2007
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 70 mins
- Format
- DigiBeta
- Director
-
Ulrike Kubatta 1st Feature
- Producer
- Alan Fountain
- Co-Producer
- Alan Fountain
- Editor
- Enric Junoy
- Director of Photography
- Sam Montague, Stuart Roweth
- Sound
- Mitch Wayne
- Composer
- Martin Pavey
- Principal cast
- Jerri Truhill
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Funded by the Arts Council England
Made in association withLEAP MEDIA
Mark Lonsdale
74A Hubert GroveLondon SW9 9PD
UK
T +44 (0)7958 980 269
lonsdale_mark@hotmail.com
Sales Company
Funded by the Arts Council England
Made in association withLEAP MEDIA
Mark Lonsdale
74A Hubert GroveLondon SW9 9PD
UK
T +44 (0)7958 980 269
lonsdale_mark@hotmail.com
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