Uploaded September 2019 | Updated September 2026, 18 hours ago
SpaceX and Elon Musk weren’t the first! About the meteoric rise and sudden fall of the first-ever private space company: foolhardy, ingenious and »Made in Germany«. Like a political thriller, FLY ROCKET FLY tells of the charismatic visionary and entrepreneur Lutz Thilo Kayser who relocates to General Mobutus’ Congo- lese jungle with other passionate engineers in order to conquer space. When the inventors almost topple the world order of the Cold War with their rocket launch system they come into the unrelenting firing line of super powers until their downfall seems certain. Featuring unique and never seen before archive footage and enigmatic contemporary witnesses.
Germany, Belgium 2018 | Oliver Schwehm | Documentary | 52/90 min | German, English, French | Genre: Biography, Economy, Geopolitics, History & Archive Footage, Science
Festivals
Filmfest München (World Premiere), Germany (2018)
Docville, Belgium (2019)
BAFICI, Argentina(2019)
Millennium Docs Against Gravity FF, Poland (2019)
45th Seattle International Film Festival (Documentary Competition), USA (2019)
59th Krakow Film Festival, Doc+Science section, Poland (2019)
Quotes & Other
2019: 50-year-anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing
More Infos: bit.ly/fly-rocket-fly
World Sales & Licensing: magnetfilm.de
Rent/Buy Movie: vimeo.com/ondemand/flyrocketfly
SpaceX and Elon Musk weren’t the first! About the meteoric rise and sudden fall of the first-ever private space company: foolhardy, ingenious and »Made in Germany«. Like a political thriller, FLY ROCKET FLY tells of the charismatic visionary and entrepreneur Lutz Thilo Kayser who relocates to General Mobutus’ Congo- lese jungle with other passionate engineers in order to conquer space. When the inventors almost topple the world order of the Cold War with their rocket launch system they come into the unrelenting firing line of super powers until their downfall seems certain. Featuring unique and never seen before archive footage and enigmatic contemporary witnesses.
Germany, Belgium 2018 | Oliver Schwehm | Documentary | 52/90 min | German, English, French | Genre: Biography, Economy, Geopolitics, History & Archive Footage, Science
Festivals
Filmfest München (World Premiere), Germany (2018)
Docville, Belgium (2019)
BAFICI, Argentina(2019)
Millennium Docs Against Gravity FF, Poland (2019)
45th Seattle International Film Festival (Documentary Competition), USA (2019)
59th Krakow Film Festival, Doc+Science section, Poland (2019)
Quotes & Other
2019: 50-year-anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing
More Infos: bit.ly/fly-rocket-fly
World Sales & Licensing: magnetfilm.de
Rent/Buy Movie: vimeo.com/ondemand/flyrocketfly
