Chesley Bonestell: A Brush with the Future (2018)
He painted the future. How did he know?
96 min
Long before satellites would journey to planets and deep-space telescopes would photograph distant galaxies, there was an artist whose dazzling visions of planets and stars would capture the imagination of all who beheld them. Before that, he was an architect working on projects like the Chrysler Building and the Golden Gate Bridge. He would later become a matte painter in Hollywood working on films like Citizen Kane and Destination Moon. Who was this remarkable man? His name was Chesley Bonestell (1888-1986). Chesley Bonestell’s mesmerizing depiction of “Saturn As Seen From Titan” became known as “the painting that launched a thousand careers.” Told by the many people who were influenced by Chesley Bonestell or knew him personally and punctuated with rare interview footage of the artist himself, the documentary compellingly chronicles the life of a quiet, artistic visionary, whose architecture and space art continue to inspire us to reach for the stars.
- Release date
- May 1, 2018
- Country of origin
- Not yet available
Cast
- Douglas Trumbull as Self - Director
- David Aguilar as Self - Astronomer and Space Artist
- Craig Barron as Self - Visual Effects Supervisor
- Ben Burtt as Self - Sound Designer
- Lynette Cook as Self - Space Artist and Author
- Rob Cunningham as Self - CEO Blackbird Interactive
- James Dalessandro as Self - Author
- Robert E. David as Self - Architect and Photographer
Crew
- Chesley Bonestell · Archive footage
- Ray Bradbury · Archive footage
- Douglass M. Stewart Jr. · Director
- Douglass M. Stewart Jr. · Writer
- Douglass M. Stewart Jr. · Producer
- Per Larsson · Cinematographer
- Branning Timothy · Cinematographer
- Kristina Hays · Editor
- Douglas Scott · Editor