Nichelle Nichols’ daunting task to launch a national blitz for NASA, recruiting 8,000 of the nation’s best and brightest, including the trailblazing astronauts who became the first African American, Asian and Latino men and women to fly in space.
feature film
Woman in Motion
Director
Todd Thompson
Writers
John McCall, Joe Millin and Benjamin Crump
Producers
Tim Franta, David Teek, Todd Thompson
Starring
Nichelle Nichols, George Takei, Walter Koenig, Michael Dorn, Fred Gregory, Guion “Guy” Bluford, Ivor Dawson, Pharrell Williams, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Martin Luther King III, Rod Roddenberry, John Lewis
AWARDS & ACCOLADES
Human Spirit Award – 2019 Chagrin Falls Documentary Film Festival
Best Documentary – 2020 The People’s Film Festival
Best Documentary – 2021 Melbourne Independent Filmmakers Festival
Outstanding Music Composition – 2022 Emmy Award Nomination
Film Festivals
Opening Night – 2019 Florida Film Festival
Opening Night – 2020 San Francisco Indie Fest
Official Selection – 2022-2023 American Film Showcase
Official Selection – 2019 Cannes Marché du Film
Official Selection – 2019 Heartland Film Festival
Official Selection – 2019 Orlando Film Festival
Special Invitation – 2020 Athena Film Festival
Special Invitation – 2020 Utopiales Festival International Science-Fiction de Nantes
Special Invitation – 2020 March On Washington Film Festival
Special Invitation – 2020 Bravemaker Film Festival
Special Invitation – 2020 Cinematheque (Denmark)
Special Invitation – 2023 DEIA Festival de Cine, Ecuador
Special Invitation – 2023 Buhrain Film Festival
