Projeto Apollo (2000)

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Combining artfully designed sets and digital processing, Santos recreates the historic Apollo lunar landing for this essayistic video, which uses simulation to interrogate representation. Relating a long-circulated rumor that the landing was actually faked in a NASA film studio — an opinion reputedly held by cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, among others — Santos delicately negotiates the increasingly blurry line between fact and fiction. As he notes in his on-screen text, the coming of the Internet makes any purported fact "easy to say, hard to prove."

Director: Eder Santos
Runtime: 4 min
Release Date:
Cinematography: Evandro Rogers
Original Language: en
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Projeto Apollo about?
Combining artfully designed sets and digital processing, Santos recreates the historic Apollo lunar landing for this essayistic video, which uses simulation to interrogate representation. Relating a long-circulated rumor that the landing was actually faked in a NASA film studio — an opinion reputedly held by cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, among others — Santos delicately negotiates the increasingly blurry line between fact and fiction. As he notes in his on-screen text, the coming of the Internet makes any purported fact "easy to say, hard to prove."
Who directed Projeto Apollo?
Projeto Apollo was directed by Eder Santos.
How long is Projeto Apollo?
Projeto Apollo has a runtime of 4m (4 minutes).