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GIFFONI FILM FESTIVAL 2001 - 14.21 July

Sections & Films

RACE TO SPACE

Category: Edition 2001

Synopsis
In the 1960s a young woman works at NASA as an animal trainer responsible for the chimpanzee who will go into space.

Original Title Race to space
Italian Title Avventura nello spazio
Category Official Competition
Section First Screens
Tipology Feature Film
Duration 104'
Production Year 2001
Nationality USA
Directed by Sean McNamara
Screenplay Steven H. Wilson, Eric Gardner
Music John Coda
Main cast Alex D. Linz, William Atherton, James Woods

 regista sean mcnamaraSEAN MCNAMARA

Sean Patrick Michael McNamara (born May 9, 1962) is an American film director, film producer, actor, and screenwriter.McNamara was born in Burbank, California. He is best known for his feature film Soul Surfer and in the preteen film market, having worked with Jessica Alba, Hilary Duff, Shia LaBeouf, Christy Carlson Romano, and Raven-Symoné.
McNamara and David Brookwell are the founders of the Brookwell McNamara Entertainment production company. McNamara has continued to produce and create shows for MTV's The N, Nickelodeon, Disney Channel, and Cartoon Network. He collaborated with Shin Sang-ok to make Galgameth and 3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain, starring Hulk Hogan.
McNamara briefly appeared as the singing cowboy in the Even Stevens musical episode "Influenza: The Musical" and as an alleged alien abductee in the episode "Close Encounters of the Beans Kind." On That's So Raven, McNamara had a cameo appearance as a Plumber in the episode "Out of Control."