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Chesley Bonestell: A Brush with the Future

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2018-05-011h 36m

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He painted the future. How did he know?

Long before satellites would journey to planets and deep-space telescopes would photograph distant galaxies, there was an artist whose dazzling visions of planets and stars would capture the imagination of all who beheld them. Before that, he was an architect working on projects like the Chrysler Building and the Golden Gate Bridge. He would later become a matte painter in Hollywood working on films like Citizen Kane and Destination Moon. Who was this remarkable man? His name was Chesley Bonestell (1888-1986). Chesley Bonestell’s mesmerizing depiction of “Saturn As Seen From Titan” became known as “the painting that launched a thousand careers.” Told by the many people who were influenced by Chesley Bonestell or knew him personally and punctuated with rare interview footage of the artist himself, the documentary compellingly chronicles the life of a quiet, artistic visionary, whose architecture and space art continue to inspire us to reach for the stars.

Directors
Douglass M. Stewart Jr.
Writters
Douglass M. Stewart Jr.
Editors
Douglass M. Stewart Jr., Douglas Scott

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  1. Chesley Bonestell

    Chesley Bonestell

    Self

  2. Douglas Trumbull

    Douglas Trumbull

    Self

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Original Language
English
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