The Space Race
National Geographic Documentary Films, The Kennedy/Marshall Company, Alegria Films & Cortés Filmworks
This documentary recounted the compelling story of the first NASA Black astronauts who struggled to overcome racism to be part of the space program and redefine who has “the right stuff.”
CREDITS
National Geographic Documentary Films, The Kennedy/Marshall Company, Alegria Films & Cortés Filmworks
Director/Producer: Lisa Cortés
Director/Producer/Director of Photography: Diego Hurtado De Mendoza
Music: Jongnic Bontemps, Ana Drubich
Executive Producers: Carolyn Bernstein, Frank Marshall, Leland Melvin, Tony Rosenthal, Ryan Suffern
Editor: Robert A. Martinez
Producers: Keero Birla, Alexandra Bowen, Aly Parker
Producer/Writer: Mark Monroe
Post Producer/Additional Editor: Adam Borozan
Production Coordinator: Ellie Vargas
Music Supervisor: John McCullough
Additional Editors: Lily Cosgrove, Inaya Yusuf
Line Producer: Julianne Kueffer
Additional Cinematography: Sam Joos, Peter Nicoll
Camera Operators: Julian Canini, Travis Cleary, Josh Quiros
1st Assistant Camera: Luis Barbosa, Brooks Birdsall, Louis Fehlig, Meagan Sims, Dunstan Thompson, Camille Toussaint, Andrew Yang
Media Managers: Julian Canini, Darryl Dickenson, Kassi Gardner, Kevin Marshall, Meagan Sims
DIT Consultant: Alvaro Robles
BTS Photographers: Ryan Dearth, Shanice Martin, Cheriss May
Jib Operator: Michael Melendez
Jib Tech: Danny Baker
Gaffers: William O’Boyle, Devin Servis, Troy Ten Eyck
Gaffer/Grip: Ahmad Ghanim
Sound Mixers: Ryan Agostino, Jon Andrews, Matt Blackerby, Danny Clayton Jr., Justin Hennard, Ted Hogeman, Rich Jacobs, Michael Kranicke, Scott Szabo
COVID Compliance Officers: Haley Anderson, Kirk Kirkoff Jr., Shanice Martin, Morgan Printy, Victor Steed Jr.
Set Medic: Doug Stevenson
Production Assistants: Rusty Baldwin, Ryan Covert, Marvin Diaz, Sierra Ho, Kimberly Joseph, Michael Nolan
Cuba Unit
Associate Producers: Guillermo Escalona, Federico Joaquín Tonizzo Fazio
Associate Producer/Production Supervisor: Jose Ignacio Villagrá Vicedo
Field Producers: Victoria De La Paz Díaz, Alejandro Gonzalez Tovar
Unit Manager: Marianela Donate
Additional Cinematography: Javier Badet Farres, Javier Labrador
1st Assistant Camera: Daniel Arévalo, Manuel Ojeda
Best Boy: Jesús Dulfo
Gaffers: Marcos Alberto, Jorge Hernández
Sound Mixers: Michel Caballero, Velia Raquel Díaz De Villavilla
Media Manager: Sonny Erice Díaz
Makeup Artist: Yaynee Aldana
Production Assistants: Jesús Gonzales Battle, Guillermo Encalada, Eddy Hernández, René Gutiérrez Taliban
Health Manager: Dr. Pelaggio Delgado Banderas
BTS Photography: Alejandro Rodriguez Acevedo
Manager/Driver: Damián Peña Oliva
Driver: Jorge Luis Gonzales Garcia
Color and Finishing Services: Apache Digital
Digital Intermediate Colorist: Quinn Alvarez
Supervising Online Editor: Rigoberto Madrigal
Online Editor: Alex Murphy
Senior Producer, Apache: Christina Caldwell
Head of Production, Apache: Stefanie Schaldenbrand
Executive Producer, Apache: LaRue Anderson
Sound Editorial Services: Formosa Group
Supervising Sound Editor: Angelina Faulkner, MPSE
Re-Recording Mixers: Joe Earle, CAS, Robin Warren
Dialogue Editor: Angelina Faulkner, MPSE
Sound Effects Designer: Rusty Dunn, MPSE
Assistant Sound Editor: Pernell L. Salinas
Music Editor: Paul Pilot
Assistant Music Editor: Ben Connolly
Score Mixer: Paul Pilot
Cellist: Evgeny Tonkha
Additional Music: Jacques Brautbar, David Cerquetti, Desmond Murray
Title Sequence and Graphics: Spillt Design
Design/Animation: Jason Oberg
Producer: Kate Swift
VFX: Tower33
Executive Producers, VFX: Kyle Gordon, Elle Sassenrath
VFX Artists: Russell Clark, David Nieman, Davy Saunders, Garrett Wycoff
Producer, VFX : Summer Allen
Coordinator VFX : Lukas Salazar
Assistant, VFX : Katrina Routchka
The Kennedy/Marshall Company:
Assistant to Frank Marshall: Amanda O’Malley
Accounting: Mary Berlin, Eileen Valdegamo
Production Counsel: Raymond Legal P.C., Larry Kohorn, Andrew Kurkland, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
NASA Multimedia Liaison: Bert Ulrich
NASA Historian: Brian Odom
Location Support:
NASA Johnson Space Center: Jeannie Aquino
NASA Glenn Research Center: Jan Wittry
Location and Production Assistance: NASA Johnson Space Center, NASA Glenn Research Center, The Society Of Cincinnati at Anderson House, Space Center Houston
Post Production Accounting: Ten Key
Head Accountant: Jason Marc Schoener
First Assistant Accountant: Karleigh Weissman
Accounting Clerk: Sherif Serag
Producer for Wishful Productions: Trish Scott
Production Insurance: Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
NASA Archive Consultant: Stephen Slater
Researchers: Michelle Au, Kevin Leonard, Paulette Marte
Interns: Vivienne Ayres, Olivia Bendis, Juliette Benedetto, Dana Berejka, Mia Hernandez Escaip, Dan Fite Jr., Haylee Grund, Blair Henry, Emily Hewitt, Lauren Hutchison, Max Karpman, Michael Khuraibet, Kento Komatsu, Abby Little, Nate Markquart, Eleanor Matthews, Anna Platek, Holly Pratt, Anne Rocconi, Matthew Wisdom