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The Old Negro Space Program (2004)
Director: Andy Bobrow
Cast: Johnny Brown, Rodney Saulsberry, Rodney Saulsberry, Andy Bobrow
Runtime10 min
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The suppressed history of America's Black space program, in mockumentary form broadly satirizing Ken Burns and histories of the Negro Baseball Leagues.
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Fans of satirical mockumentaries and irreverent takes on history will find a lot to enjoy in Andy Bobrow's 2004 comedy 'The Old Negro Space Program'. Starring Johnny Brown and Rodney Saulsberry, this film broadly parodies the style of Ken Burns documentaries while uncovering the hidden story of America's Black space program, blending sharp social commentary with absurd humor.
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The Old Negro Space Program is a short mockumentary in the style of a Ken Burns film. Imagining a black space program, whose "blackstronauts" were excluded from "White NASA", the film lampoons Burns's history of the Negro leagues, a subject of his 1994 series, Baseball.
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