Space Hackers
Space Hackers
In 1957 the world was shocked by the Sputnik I mission, while in a private space station called Bert Tower, on the hills of Torino, Italy, two young brothers, Achille and Giovanni Battista Judica Cordiglia, were acting as forerunners of hacking: just with the help of their genius they recorded every radio signal from the space during the whole Cold War period.
Space Hackers is an historical documentary based on their incredible private archive, made of unique audio-recordings and 8mm and 16mm films shot by the brothers themselves, and their funny and passionate story. The saga of the space race between the US and USSR is told through this personal and extraordinary story.
A Zenit Arti Audiovisive, Studio International, ARTE France co-production
with the participation of Fox International Channels Italy, RTSI, TSR, YLE Teema, DR tv, RTBF, SBS, VPRO, Planète, Regione Piemonte, Piemonte Film Commssion, EU Media Programme
2007, DigiBeta 52'
Written and Directed by: Alessandro Bernard, Enrico Cerasuolo, Paolo Ceretto
Produced by: Massimo Arvat (Zenit Arti Audiovisive), Christine le Goff e Yves Jeanneau (Studio International)
Director of Photography: Ned Burgess
Editor: Ruben Korenfeld
Sound: Laurent Rodriguez
Featuring: Achille e Giovanni Battista Judica Cordiglia, Maria Teresa Judica Cordiglia, Laura Furbatto, Marco Blaser, Ugo Sartorio, Alberto Rossotto
Awards
Golden Statue, 38ˆ Roshd International Film Festival, Teheran 2008
Festival
Pariscience, 2007
Soluthurner Filmtage 2007
Piemontemovie 2008
X-Science 2008
Vedere la Scienza 2008
CAID International Science Film Festival 2008
Arcipelago 2008
DOCSDF Festival Internacional de Cine Documental de la Ciudad de México 2008 International 1001 Documentary Film Festival 2008
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