News

Hannah Berryman’s documentary “Spacewoman” chronicles the life and career of astronaut Eileen Collins, the first woman to pilot and command a spacecraft in an era where many men still thought there was no place for women in space. During her time working at NASA in the 1990s, Collins broke many glass ceilings, which culminated in four dramatic and dangerous space shuttle missions. Through archival materials and intimate interviews, Berryman’s doc celebrates Collins’ groundbreaking work in space while also considering the emotional drama Collins’ family experienced during her trailblazing career.

The film is timely, given the fact that in February, U.S. President Donald Trump ordered NASA to purge diversity, equity, and inclusion frameworks specifically targeting women in leadership. In 2023, NASA proclaimed that it would “land the first woman, first person of color, and first international partner astronaut on the moon using innovative technologies to explore more of the lunar surface than ever before.

Noel Clarke has been answering questions under cross-examinationat the High Court in London today about allegations made against him by a producer with whom he worked, as part of his libel trial againstGuardian News and Media (Gnm).

Gina Powell, a producerwho worked for Clarke’s company Unstoppable,accused the filmmaker of sexual assault, bullying and exposing himself to her in a car.

Clarke denies the allegations and is suingover eight articles in the Guardian in which 20 women who knew him professionally reported allegations of misconduct.

Gavin Millar Kc, representing Gnm, said Powell had to take a bar job in Soho,...

"As astronauts, we live on the edge of danger." Screen Daily has debuted a trailer for the documentary film titled Spacewoman, profiling the life & career of NASA astronaut / Space Shuttle pilot Eileen Collins. This is another double doc - another film just premiered at Sundance recently called Sally, about the NASA astronaut Sally Ride who was the first American woman in space. Spacewoman explores the achievements of Eileen Collins, the first woman to pilot & command a spacecraft (in 1995 on the Sts-63 mission), paving the way for the next generation of female space explorers. A cosmic portrait of the first female astronaut to pilot a space shuttle mission. Eileen Collins broke the glass ceiling all the way into space, and is a riveting storyteller of her own incredible story in this fascinating doc. She narrates her story offering unique insight into the overlooked psychological dimension of astronaut life and the unimaginable...

Screen can reveal an exclusive first trailer for Spacewoman, the documentary about pioneering astronaut Eileen Collins.

Directed by Hannah Berryman, Spacewoman explores the achievements of Collins, the first woman to pilot and command a spacecraft.

Spacewoman is written by Berryman, based on Collins’ memoirs; and is produced by Keith Haviland and Natasha Dack Ojumu, for UK companies Haviland Digital and Tigerlily Productions.

The film had its world premiere at Doc NYC in November, before playing Athena Film Festival, an event for films celebrating women and leadership, this past weekend. It will head to Boulder International Film Festival in Colorado this...

Exclusive: Doc NYC today unveiled its main slate for the 15th anniversary of America’s biggest documentary festival, a lineup that includes 31 world premieres and 24 U.S. premieres.

The festival, running from November 13-21 in Manhattan (and continuing online until Dec. 1) will open with the U.S. premiere of Blue Road – The Edna O’Brien Story, directed by Sinead O’Shea, a portrait of the acclaimed Irish writer who died in July at the age of 93. Closing the festival on Nov. 21 will be the world premiere of Drop Dead City – New York on the Brink in 1975, directed by Peter Yost and Michael Rohatyn, “a look back at the circumstances and players involved in NYC’s mid-70s financial crisis.” (The film’s title refers to a legendary headline in the New York Daily News reporting on then-Pres. Ford’s promise in October 1975 to veto any federal bailout of the Big Apple...

“Coco Chanel: Unbuttoned” director Hannah Berryman has set her latest documentary, about Nasa’s first female spacecraft commander Eileen Collins.

The feature-length doc is based on Collins’ memoir, “Through the Glass Ceiling to the Stars,” which was co-written by Collins and Jonathan H. Ward.

According to the logline, it will focus on “the extraordinary achievements of Eileen Collins, the first woman to pilot and command a spacecraft, paving the way for the next generation of female space explorers.”

“Eileen’s journey from an underprivileged childhood in small town America to becoming the first woman to pilot and command a space shuttle is a fascinating one,” said Berryman. “The emotional drama of her family’s tale is just as gripping as the risks the shuttle astronauts like Eileen had to take.”

Collins said: “I am enormously excited to be involved with this film project. It is more than my personal journey...

While “Hidden Figures” explored the progress of black women behind the scenes as the U.S. launched the first man into space, the Netflix-produced documentary “Mercury 13” probes another struggle for inclusion taking place at the same time — the attempt by several woman to make the cut as astronauts. Unfolding as a series of tests in 1958 as Nasa prepared for Project Mercury, the experiments on the eponymous 13 women have received far less exposure than the stories surrounding the Nasa excursions themselves, but this straightforward, informative documentary provides an efficient historical revision, arguing that the bracing stories of the first men to enter space aren’t complete without an acknowledgement of the women stuck on Earth.

An engaging blend of modern-day interviews and archival footage, “Mercury 13” complicates the traditional narrative of triumph surrounding the Mercury missions of the ‘60s and their culmination with the moon landing. The surviving members...

Things got tense on the floor of the Republican National Convention Wednesday night as Texas Sen. Ted Cruz used his coveted prime-time speech to pointedly not endorse the delegates' nominee, Donald Trump. Instead, Cruz told his fellow Republicans voters: "To those listening, please, don’t stay home in November. Stand and speak and vote your conscience, vote for candidates up and down the ticket who you trust to defend our freedom and to be faithful to the Constitution." Cruz had felt increased pressure in the past few weeks to endorse Trump, but couldn't bring himself to do so after so...

The speakers at Donald Trump's convention next week will include NFL quarterback Tim Tebow, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and daughter Ivanka Trump. The eclectic "partial list" released on Thursday by the Republican National Convention showcased political leaders, celebrities, pro athletes and even a former underwear model (Antonio Sabáto Jr.). Tebow was not on the official list, but CNN confirmed his speaking slot with a Trump adviser. Other notables slated to speak include Trump's wife, Melania Trump, former Nasa astronaut Eileen Collins, Ultimate Fighting Championship President Dana White, tech entrepreneur Peter Thiel, Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions, Arkansas Sen.