Chesley Bonestell: A Brush with the Future

Free for OCC Students and Open to the Public, the first-ever film about "The Father of Space Art" Returns to Orange County Ready to Shine at OCC's New Planetarium in October.

On the eve of celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo11 lunar landing, space artist and Hollywood matte painter Chesley Bonestell is being remembered as the person who helped get us to the moon, not with technology, but with a paintbrush.

"More than three decades after his death in 1986, Chesley Bonestell remains one of the most important and influential astronomical artists ever to put paint to canvas." - Don Vaughan, Filmfax Magazine

It was French writer, artist and filmmaker Jean Cocteau (1889-1963) who famously said that "art is science made clear."  The proof of this statement will take place when the award-winning film "Chesley Bonestell: A Brush with the Future" screens at..

Famed astronomer and astrophysicist Carl Sagan once said, "I didn't know what other worlds looked like until I saw Bonestell's paintings of the solar system." On April 2nd, the winner of two "Best Documentary" awards, "Chesley Bonestell: A Brush with the.

For decades, the breathtaking paintings of Chesley Bonestell (1888-1986) have transported people through and beyond our solar system. Born in San Francisco and a resident of Berkeley and Carmel, California, Mr.

Few things can raise such ambivalence in a film producer or a theater owner as "sold out" seating.

With Best Documentary Awards on two coasts, "Chesley Bonestell: A Brush with the Future" continues to celebrate as an "Official Selection" of the 22nd Annual Sonoma International Film Festival

Chesley Bonestell: A Brush with the Future adds to its coffer of prestigious wins just before its upcoming theatrical premiere in San Francisco this weekend.

Long before satellites journeyed to other planets and deep-space telescopes photographed distant galaxies, there was an artist whose dazzling visions of other worlds captured the imaginations of millions, inspiring generations to reach for the stars.