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This film will be shown Wednesday Sept. 19 at 7:30 p.m. in McConomy auditorium

Academy award-winning filmmaker Ron Howard, whose Apollo 13 remains one of the most popular dramatizations of man's space exploration, has partnered with THINKFilm to present, In the Shadow of the Moon. This is a definitive feature documentary about the Apollo space program. The film's producers have selected Carnegie Mellon's College of Engineering as one of the national testbed screenings for this rousing celebration of the human spirit. In the Shadow of the Moon begins in the early 1960s, with President Kennedy's stated ambition to put an American on the moon before the end of the decade, and culminates in Apollo 11's successful lunar landing and the extraordinary global impact that event had. Ten of the surviving astronauts who journeyed to the moon tell their stories in their own words, accompanied by spectacular NASA footage, much of it never seen before by the public. "In the Shadow of the Moon is especially timely now, when we are all reminded how fragile our Earth is and how much there is for us to explore in the universe,'' said Howard, who saw the film shortly before its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival where it won the Audience Award for a documentary. Seating is limited. Admission is only by ticket. Tickets are FREE and available in the CIT Dean's Office, Scaife Hall 110 (8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.). One ticket per person. ID required. Admission is open to all students, so bring a CFA or an MCS friend with you. Free Popcorn and drinks will be served! Get your tickets now!

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