THE LOST ASTRONAUT
About the Film
In 1963, Ed Dwight Jr. was poised to be NASA’s first African-American astronaut. Until suddenly he wasn’t. 'The Lost Astronaut' comes to us from The New York Times' Op-Docs as an unflinching retrospective on Ed's career that could have been, paying special attention to the systemic racism that deterred him.
PART OF SHORTS BLOCK #2
Rating: N/A
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Ed Dwight, Jr.
Run Time: 13 mins
Filmmaker: Ben Proudfoot
Language: English