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Join us for the screening with director Žiga Virc and writer/producer Boštjan Virc of
The cold war, the space race, and NASA’s moon landing are landmark events that defined an era. But they are also fodder for conspiracy theories. In Houston, We Have a Problem!, filmmakers Žiga Virc and Bostjan Virc add new material to the discussion on both fronts. A intriguing docu-fiction that explores the myth of the secret multi-billion-dollar deal behind America’s purchase of Yugoslavia’s clandestine space program in the early 1960s.
This is a Philadelphia Premiere!
The Hollywood Reporter | Houston, We Have a Problem!’ (Houston, imamo problem!): Karlovy Vary Review
Meta Mazaj (Penn Cinema and Media Studies) was a member of the jury at the 19th Festival of Slovenian Cinema in Portorož, which took place on Sept 13-19. In the clip below from the final Awards Ceremony, she’s presenting the Vesna Award for Best Montage to Žiga Virc, the director of Houston, We Have a Problem!, a film which also won the award for Best Film and became the official Slovenian nomination for this year's Oscars.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuWmAy-cY4w&t=48m49s