Starman

Opens Friday, February 6, 2026

Legendary NASA robotics engineer and best-selling science fiction author, Gentry Lee, has spent a lifetime seeking an answer to the ultimate cosmic question: Are we alone in the universe? At age 82 he has come to a revelatory conclusion.

Official selection: SXSW

“A documentary about space exploration that puts you in touch with your inner wide-eyed child. It’s the intergalactic meditation as blissed-out mind-bender.” -Variety

• Country USA
• Running Time 85 minutes
• Format DCP
• Distributor Obscured Pictures
• Director Robert Stone
• Cast Ray Bradbury, Arthur C. Clarke, Frank Drake, Gentry Lee, Carl Sagan
• Accessibility Assistive Listening, T-Coil

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