50 years ago, the world took a giant leap when the Apollo 11 mission landed a man on the Moon on July 20, 1969. To celebrate the milestone anniversary of this historic occasion, the ANU and ACT Government will be hosting a five-day programme of events and activities ranging from stargazing to public lectures, tours, exhibitions and space school.

Of course, no celebration of the Moon landing would be complete without films and the ANU Film Group is proud to be co-hosting a series of FREE screenings of space-themed films for all to attend:

• THU 18 JULY @ 2 PM: WALL-E (G, 98 min)
Moon Week blasts off with Pixar's Oscar-winning 2008 animated masterpiece! In the distant future, a waste-collecting robot named WALL-E spends his days tidying up the abandoned planet, believing he's the last robot on Earth.

• FRI 19 JULY @ 2 PM: ZATHURA: A SPACE ADVENTURE (PG, 101 min)
Two young brothers play a mysterious board game they find in the basement of their house and find themselves magically teleported into outer space in this 2005 sci-fi adventure from director Jon Favreau (Iron Man, the upcoming Lion King remake).

• FRI 19 JULY @ 5 PM: FIRST MAN (M, 141 min)
Ryan Gosling stars as astronaut Neil Armstrong in this acclaimed, award-winning 2018 biographical drama, in which Armstrong endures trials and tribulations in the years leading up to the legendary Apollo 11 mission in 1969.

• FRI 19 JULY @ 8:15 PM: APOLLO 11 (G, 93 min)
Head back in time to 1969 with this critically-acclaimed 2019 documentary chronicling the Apollo 11 mission using never-before-seen archival footage and audio recordings to take you straight into the heart of NASA's most celebrated mission. Introduced by producer Stephen Slater, who supplied much of the previously-unseen footage and recordings of the Apollo 11 mission from his own personal collection for use in the film.

• SAT 20 JULY @ 2:15 PM: APOLLO 11 (ENCORE SCREENING) (G, 93 min)
Head back in time to 1969 with this critically-acclaimed 2019 documentary chronicling the Apollo 11 mission using never-before-seen archival footage and audio recordings to take you straight into the heart of NASA's most celebrated mission. Introduced by producer Stephen Slater, who supplied much of the previously-unseen footage and recordings of the Apollo 11 mission from his own personal collection for use in the film.

• SAT 20 JULY @ 5 PM: THE DISH (M, 101 min)
Sam Neill stars in this 2000 comedy-drama that takes a semi-fictionalised look at the days before the Apollo 11 space mission in 1969, as a team of Australian technicians work alongside NASA to transmit live images of the moon landing around the world.

• SAT 20 JULY @ 7:30 PM: THE MARTIAN (M, 141 min)
In this 2015 box office hit, Matt Damon stars as an astronaut who must find a way to survive on Mars after being left behind by his crew. ANU Professor Penny King and NASA research scientist Dr Abigail Fraeman will present an extended introduction prior to the screening and chat about their own experiences with Mars.

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All screenings are FREE and open to everyone to attend (no ANUFG membership required) but registration is encouraged at the Eventbrite links for each screening here: https://www.anu.edu.au/events/canberra-moon-week-free-movie-screenings

And don’t forget to check out the complete line-up of Moon Week events at https://www.anu.edu.au/news/all-news/canberra-moon-week-17-21-july-2019.