Calling all conspiracy theorists: do we really
know the truth about NASA’s origins? There’s
plenty of ammo to convince us otherwise in
Žiga Virc’s fascinating and groundbreaking film,
which explores the Cold War-era space race
between America and the USSR, and a supposed
secret billion-dollar sale of Yugoslavia’s
space program to the US in the 1960s. Brilliantly
combining archival footage with modern interviews
of Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Žižek
and key players in the events under investigation,
Virc focuses his keen eye on the media
apparatus and propaganda machine at work
from the 1960s onward, as the US grew into a
global superpower and Yugoslavia precipitously
declined. Blurring the line between fact and fiction,
“Houston, We Have a Problem!” challenges
us to take an inquisitive look at our own country’s
mythos.
Scheduled to Appear via Skype:
Director Žiga Virc.