Date: Jan. 28, 2008
Contact: Carol Connelly, Director, Media & Communication Services, ext. 5267, cconnelly@pnc.edu

PNC, Libraries to Host “In the Shadow of the Moon” Screenings

“In the Shadow of the Moon” Screenings Friday, Feb 15 - 7 p.m. Schulze Hall LaPorte High School 602 F Street , LaPorte Sunday, Feb 17 - 2 p.m. Michigan City Public Library 100 E. Fourth Street , Michigan City Thursday, Feb. 21- 3 p.m. Library-Student-Faculty Building Assembly Hall Room 02 Purdue North Central 1401 S. US 421, Westville

WESTVILLE – Public showings of the film, "In the Shadow of the Moon” will be offered through a collaboration between the Purdue University North Central Odyssey 2007-08 Arts and Cultural Events Series, LaPorte County Public Library, and Michigan City Public Library. The showings are free and open to the public.

The film will be shown on Friday, Feb 15 at 7 p.m. in LaPorte High School’s Schulze Hall; Sunday, Feb 17 at 2 p.m. at the Michigan City Public Library and on Thursday, Feb. 21 at 3 p.m. at PNC in the Library-Student-Faculty Building Assembly Hall Room 02. The film is rated PG. There is some mild language, incidental smoking and some brief violent images.

This is a documentary film directed by David Sington that looks at the extraordinary accomplishment of the American lunar space program. Through a deft mixture of archival film footage and commentaries of the surviving astronauts of the nine Apollo moonshots, viewers are able to share their adventure. The film does not focus on the technological aspects of the program, but instead centers on the men themselves.

Some of the archival footage was taken from the original NASA films, including some that has not been used publicly. The historic footage has been remastered and the mostly color footage looks new.

Also included is film of the international reaction to the U.S. landing a man on the moon. Film gathered from around the world shows people marveling in the accomplishment. The film notes that when one of the astronauts said “we” went to the moon, he mean “we” as all of humanity. Man last visited the moon in December, 1972.

Purdue University North Central Odyssey Arts and Cultural Events Series features various events throughout the year. A complete schedule of events can be found at www.pnc.edu. For more information about this film, or any event in the Odyssey series, contact Judy Jacobi, PNC director of marketing, at 800-872-1231, ext. 5593. Persons with disabilities requiring accommodations should contact Jacobi.

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