NEON Re-Releases Todd Douglas Miller's "APOLLO 11" In Theaters July 20th, In Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the Moon Landing

IN HONOR OF THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MOON LANDING NEON WILL

RE-RELEASE TODD DOUGLAS MILLER’S ‘APOLLO 11’ IN THEATERS ON JULY 20TH

THE STUNNING CINEMATIC EVENT PASSES $9MM AT THE BOX OFFICE AS THE TOP GROSSING DOCUMENTARY OF THE YEAR
 

New York, NY (July 16, 2019) – To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, NEON will re-release Todd Douglas Miller’s critically acclaimed film, APOLLO 11, in theaters on July 20th.  The run will include weeklong engagements and special one-off showings in over 100 theaters across top markets including New York, Los Angeles, DC, San Francisco, Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Atlanta and Miami.

Todd Douglas Miller’s APOLLO 11 is a cinematic event fifty years in the making, crafted from a newly discovered trove of 65mm footage and more than 11,000 hours of uncatalogued audio recordings. The film takes us straight to the heart of NASA’s most celebrated mission.

APOLLO 11 premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival where it won the editing prize.  The film, which opened in theaters on March 1st, 2019, will cross $9 million after this weekend’s anniversary re-launch and remains the top grossing documentary of the year.  APOLLO 11 made a strong debut internationally this summer, being the top grossing documentary in the UK with over $1mm box office to date.


For a full list of theaters, and to purchase tickets, please visit: https://www.apollo11movie.com/

NEON recently premiered Bong Joon-Ho’s Parasite at Cannes, where it went on to win the Palme d’Or.  At the festival, the company also acquired Celine Sciamma’s Portrait of a Lady on Fire, which won the Best Screenplay Award.  Upcoming titles also include:  Ljubomir Stefanov and Tamara Kotevska’s documentary Honeyland; Chinonye Chukwu’s Clemency, starring Academy Award® Nominee Alfre Woodard; Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala's horror film The Lodge; Abe Forsythe’s Little Monsters; and Julius Onah’s Luce. Recent titles include:  Tom Harper’s critics’ darling Wild Rose starring Jessie Buckley; John Chester’s The Biggest Little Farm; the electrifying documentary about Aretha Franklin, Amazing Grace; and Border, Sweden‘s entry for best foreign language film which garnered an Academy Award® nomination.