HER RACE TO SPACE
France, Germany, Guyana, Switzerland, United States 2025 – Director: Lena Leonhardt, Nadine Neumann, Ira Beetz – Original language: English, German – Subtitles: English – Length: 90 min.
Five years ago, Hélène Huby founded The Exploration Company—a startup based in Planegg near Munich that builds space capsules for space stations and is giving Elon Musk’s SpaceX a run for its money. Portrait of an extraordinary entrepreneur who proves that cooperation and humanity go further than power play. S.B.
Biography
German documentary filmmaker and screenwriter Lena Leonhardt studied film directing at the Film Academy Baden-Württemberg and Ryerson University in Toronto. In 2017, she won the Grimme-Preis for her film HUNDESOLDATEN.
Filmography (selection):
DER FALL JENS SÖRING, DE 2023, Miniserie, 4 x 48 Min.
ROAMERS – FOLLOW YOUR LIKES, DE 2020, 96 Min.
HÖHENFLÜGE , DE 2019, 90 Min.
German title: Hélène Huby - Wettlauf ins All. Writer: Lena Leonhardt, Nadine Neumann. Camera: Sebastian Bäumler, Alexander Vexler. Editing: Fabian Teichmann. Production: Beetz Brothers film production GmbH. Producer: Reinhardt Beetz.
