Name: Starman (2025)
Start: 2026-02-10T19:00:00-05:00
Location: Coolidge Corner Theatre

After the screening, join us for a discussion with filmmaker Robert Stone and author & film subject Gentry Lee.
Are we alone in the universe? For over half a century, legendary NASA engineer and best-selling science fiction author, Gentry Lee, has explored every aspect of this question in the realms of space science, robotic exploration and the human imagination. At age 82, he has come to a revelatory conclusion.
About Robert Stone:
Robert Stone is an Oscar nominee for Best Feature Documentary and a three-time Emmy nominee for Exceptional Merit in Documentary filmmaking, and has won dozens of awards for his work over the past 35 years. Among his notable films are RADIO BIKINA, GUERRILLA: THE TAKING OF PATTY HEARST, OSWALD'S GHOST, EARTH DAYS, PANDORA'S PROMISE, and the epic 6-hour documentary series CHASING THE MOON.
About Gentry Lee:
Gentry Lee serves as the Chief Engineer For Planetary Exploration at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena. With a remarkable career spanning over fifty years, he has played a pivotal role in nearly all of America's interplanetary missions, starting with his essential contributions to the Viking mission to Mars in 1976, which marked the first successful landing on another planet. In collaboration with the late Carl Sagan, Lee co-developed and produced the acclaimed 1980 television series, Cosmos. Additionally, he is a best-selling science fiction author, renowned for co-authoring the Rama series with Arthur C. Clarke, along with numerous other novels.