Moon Shot — Trailer

added: Thu, Mar 3rd '16

Filmmaker J.J. Abrams has teamed up with Google for "Moon Shot," the new 9-part documentary web series that chronicles the lives of several ordinary scientists, designers, engineers, and entrepreneurs who are competing for the Google Lunar XPRIZE. It's an engineering spaceflight competition, in which the winning team, or teams receive $30 million in prizes and the chance to land the first privately-funded robotic lunar rover on the surface of the Moon.

Executive produced by Abrams through his production company Bad Robot, "Moon Shot" is directed by Orlando von Einsiedel, the Oscar-nominated filmmaker behind the Netflix documentary "Virunga."

Featuring a total of nine short films, the documentary series will be released on Google Play on Tuesday, March 15th and then on YouTube on Thursday, March 17th. Watch the trailer, above.

synopsis:
Academy Award-nominated director Orlando von Einsiedel, Executive Producer J.J. Abrams, Bad Robot and Epic Digital have joined forces with Google and XPRIZE to create a documentary web series about the people competing for the Google Lunar XPRIZE. The Google Lunar XPRIZE is the largest prize competition of all time with a reward of $30 million and aims to incentivize entrepreneurs to create a new era of affordable access to the Moon and beyond, while inspiring the next generation of scientists, engineers, and explorers.

This character-driven, emotional, awe-inspiring series of 9 short films will follow a selection of the teams currently racing to complete their missions. It will explore the lives of their charismatic, quirky members, the sacrifices they have made to get to where they are today, and crucially, what drives them on this incredible journey.

directed by Orlando von Einsiedel

release date March 15, 2016 (on Google Play), March 17, 2016 (on YouTube)