Making a Movie that was seen in outer space with Filmmaker and Evanston native Sarah Moshman
Sunday, November 10, 3 - 4:30 pm Watch Lecture
Join Evanston native and Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Sarah Moshman as she takes us through the entire process of directing and producing her award-winning short film UNBOUND, which is based on a true story about the 1st mother in space starring Evanston native and Actress Lauren Lapkus! Sarah will share the film as well as describe her process of story development, fundraising, storyboarding, production, editing and distribution of the film all the way to the International Space Station! Sarah firmly believes in the power of film to change the world.
Sarah Moshman is an Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker and TEDx speaker whose work has been featured on Netflix, PBS, Upworthy, Marie Claire, CNN, and Good Morning America. Sarah has directed and produced 3 feature-length documentaries: The Empowerment Project: Ordinary Women Doing Extraordinary Things (2014), Losing Sight of Shore (2017) and NEVERTHELESS (2020). Sarah has ventured into the narrative world with a short about the 1st mother in space entitled UNBOUND starring Lauren Lapkus that was awarded First Place at NASA's Cinespace Competition and is on the festival circuit with a new short she wrote and directed entitled A Mother is Born. Sarah is dedicated to telling stories that uplift, inform and inspire as well as showcase strong and complex female role models on screen.
Prior to focusing on documentaries Sarah worked as a field producer on the hit ABC show Dancing with the Stars for 10 seasons as well as shows on NBC, MTV, Lifetime, Bravo and the Food Network. She also directs branded content for EllenTube, Tastemade, Mattel, AT&T and more. Sarah is an inspiring public speaker, author, and an adjunct professor in documentary film, passionate about empowering the next generation of storytellers.
UNBOUND (10 min)
Weeks before giving birth to her first child, Dr. Anna Fisher is chosen for a mission to space. Although the decision to go is easy, Anna is faced with the difficult intersection of motherhood and ambition on the way to her dream.
Inspired by a true story, this short film is set in the 1980's and follows the NASA Mission Specialist who paved the way as the first mother in space.
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