Apollo 1
2025, NR, UK/Germany, Documentary, 102 minutes
Florida Premiere
Filmmakers in Attendance
Juried Film
Florida Film
Director: Mark Craig
Producers: Mark Craig, Keith Haviland, Ansgar Pohle
Writer: Mark Craig
Cast: (in archive): Roger B. Chaffee, Gus Grissom, Edward H. White II, Jim McDivitt, Wally Schirra (in interview and actuality): Martha Chaffee, Sheryl Chaffee, Lowell Grissom, Bonnie Baer, Ed White III, Gerry Griffin, Christopher Kraft, Russell 'Rusty' Schweickart, John Tribe, Gary Johnson, Jerry Goodman
Apollo 1 is the personal story of three exceptional astronauts (Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee) who came together in America’s race to the moon. With exceptional access granted to the production team, including previously unseen personal archival footage, Apollo 1 is a story of jeopardy, adventure, tragedy and recovery as told by those closest to the crew who were tragically killed when disaster struck on the launch pad. The fallout from tragedy shook the U.S. space program to its core and left a lasting impact on the crews’ families — and on all space flight ever since. Apollo 1 is an inspiring story of human spirit and the continuation of the quest toward new horizons in space, as a new generation of Artemis astronauts prepare to head back to the moon for the first time in over half a century — and confront the dangers that come with it.
