Director: Robert Stone

Buckle up! Prepare for an awe-inspiring ride throughout Earth's galaxy and beyond. Now in his 80s, celebrated NASA engineer and best-selling science fiction author Gentry Lee acts as pilot and narrator as he marvels with child-like wonder at his good fortune. Discovered at a young age to be a math wizard while calculating baseball batting averages, he was ushered through the elusive door that led to space travel and his life’s work at NASA.

Academy Award® nominated Director Robert Stone magnificently illustrates decades of scientific research around space travel, life on other planets, Lee’s work with Carl Sagan, his unexpected co-writing career with foremost science fiction author Arthur C. Clarke (2001: A Space Odyssey), and his somewhat unconventional beliefs as a free thinker as well as those that helped shape his life while a principal player in space exploration from the very beginning.

Join us after the screening for the official DocLands kick-off event!

Enjoy complimentary bites and drinks from local vendors, and connect with fellow film fans and filmmakers as we celebrate DocLands 2025 and the art of documentary filmmaking.

9:00 - 11:00 PM
SAN RAFAEL ELKS LODGE
1312 Mission Avenue, San Rafael

Admission:
$18.50 General
$15 CAFILM Members
$17 Senior (65+)
$9 Students w/ ID and Youth (12 & under)

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