FILM SYNOPSIS:

Based on a true story, THE DISH follows the emotions, drama and laughter behind the four day Apollo XI mission in July 1969 and the extraordinary role Australia played.

NASA originally intended Australian radio telescopes to be used as ‘backup’ to the prime receiver in Goldstone, California. But a last-minute flight schedule change meant that telescopes in the southern hemisphere would be in a position to receive the famous images.

Australia would broadcast man walking on the moon to the entire world.

DIRECTOR’S BIOGRAPHY:

Rob Sitch is part of the Australian collaborative team Working Dog, comprised of Sitch, Santo Cilauro, Tom Gleisner, Michael Hirsh, and Jane Kennedy. All members cowrite and coproduce the group’s projects, which include both television programs and feature films. Sitch currently appears on live television in the Panel. The group’s first feature film, The Castle, screened at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival and became one of the sleeper hits of the year in the United States.