Old Negro Space Program

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Old Negro Space Program
Directed by	Andy Bobrow
Written by	Andy Bobrow
Music by	Eric Garcia
Cinematography	Christopher Nelson
Running time	10/11 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
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The Old Negro Space Program is the name of a short mockumentary film, done in the style of a Ken Burns documentary, that lampoons the strict racial segregation in the first half of the 20th century in the United States by postulating a separate space program, run by and for blacks who had been excluded from "White NASA": "in 1957, if you were black, and you were an astronaut... you were out of work."

The film was produced and directed by Andy Bobrow (Hype, Malcolm in the Middle) for broad release on the internet. While the filmmakers' established intentions were satirical, the film has caused mixed reactions amongst bloggers and minority rights activist groups.

The film was nominated for a Nebula Award in 2005, but was "reluctantly" ruled ineligible [1]; the SFWA emphasized that this disqualification "in no way reflects on the (film's) quality."