It might be necessary, but it is a shame the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum’s “Apollo to the Moon” exhibit is currently closed to the public. These days, we desperately need the kind of idealism and optimism it inspires for the Space Program.
Fortunately, an important new documentary will serve a similar role by chronicling the moon landing step by step through newly rediscovered 65mm films and audio recordings. Forget the recent American-flag-averse movie. Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins play themselves in Todd Douglas Miller’s “Apollo 11,” which screened during the 2019 Sundance Film Festival.
