National Geographic's documentary THE SPACE RACE!

The 6th Annual Atlanta Sci-fi Film Festival opens Friday Oct 6th with an exclusive advance screening of National Geographic's captivating documentary,The Space Race! This inspiring film explores the experiences of the first Black astronauts through decades of archive film and interviews in a reflective illumination on the burden of breaking barriers. Directed by Diego Hurtado de Mendoza, Lisa Cortés. Produced by Keero Birla and starring Guion Bluford, Ed Dwight Jr., Charles Bolden and Leland Melvin.Following Friday night's screening will be a Q&A with a Special Guest and Dr. Stephen M. Ruffin, professor in the Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering at Georgia Tech, director of NASA's Georgia Space Grant Consortium, and head of the Aerothermodynamics Research and Technology Laboratory (ARTLAB).GA TECH Students, Faculty and Staff can catch an early screening Friday Oct 6th at 1:30 pm  at Ferst Center for the Arts!