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The Dream Is Alive
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1.5/10
Minimal
1985
NRDirector
Graeme Ferguson
Runtime
37 minutes
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The Dream Is Alive serves as a technical account of the NASA Space Shuttle program. It prioritizes the mechanics of orbital flight and the discipline of the aerospace industry over social commentary. While the documentary captures a realistic, multi-ethnic professional environment, it remains a product of its time. It documents existing institutional structures without challenging traditional hierarchies. Ultimately, the film offers a celebration of national achievement and scientific progress, providing a window into the technological advancements of the mid-1980s.
Category Breakdown
Does The Dream Is Alive have LGBTQ+ representation?
The film does not include any LGBTQ+ characters or stories about non-cisgender identities. It focuses solely on the technical aspects of spaceflight.
How does The Dream Is Alive portray gender?
The film highlights a predominantly male astronaut corps, reflecting the professional landscape of the 1980s. It also showcases the historic first spacewalk by an American woman, providing meaningful visibility.
How racially and ethnically diverse is The Dream Is Alive?
The documentary includes a workforce with various ethnic backgrounds, featuring both Black and White engineers and ground crew. The focus remains on technical achievements rather than identity-based narratives.
How does The Dream Is Alive represent religion and culture?
The film celebrates Western technological advancements and the capabilities of the U.S. government. It portrays NASA as a symbol of structured, state-led scientific success.
Does The Dream Is Alive include disability representation?
The film emphasizes the physical demands of spaceflight but does not specifically address visible or invisible disabilities within the narrative.
Present on Screen
- Highlights the historic milestone of the first female American spacewalk.
- Shows a realistic multi-ethnic professional environment with diverse engineers and ground crews.
Limited or Absent
- Does not engage with multi-layered identities or social critiques, focusing instead on institutional stability.
- Reinforces a narrow narrative of Western technological prowess and state-led scientific achievement.
Official Synopsis
The Dream Is Alive takes you into space alongside the astronauts on the space shuttle. Share with them the delights of zero gravity while working, eating and sleeping in orbit around the Earth. Float as never before over the towering Andes, the boot of Italy, Egypt and the Nile. Witness firsthand a tension-filled satellite capture and repair and the historic first spacewalk by an American woman.
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