Theo Kamecke

Theo Kamecke
Theo filming Moonwalk One (1969).
Born(1937-10-18)18 October 1937
New York City, New York, U.S.
Died23 May 2017(2017-05-23) (aged 79)
Catskill Mountains, New York, U.S.
Occupation(s)Film Editor, director, screenwriter and sculptor
Children1 son

Theo Kamecke (October 18, 1937 – May 23, 2017) was an American sculptor, who had previously worked as a film director during the 1960s and 1970s. Kamecke's best known film is Moonwalk One - a NASA commissioned documentary feature film to cover their Apollo 11 mission in the summer of 1969.[1][2][3] Theo's other influential films included The Incredible Bread Machine Film, and To Be Alive, which he worked as a film editor on. Since the 1980s, Theo has worked as a sculptor, working in the medium of early electronic circuits. His work has been purchased by film director James Cameron. Kamecke died on May 23, 2017, at the age of 79.[4]

  1. ^ Zinman, Gregory. "Remembering Al Reinert and "For All Mankind," the Precursor to "Apollo 11"". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
  2. ^ "Critic's Notebook: A Lost Apollo 11 Doc Lands in French Theaters". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
  3. ^ "Moonwalk One: Behind the scenes of the Apollo 11 mission". www.computing.co.uk. 2009-07-17. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
  4. ^ "Remembering Al Reinert and 'For All Mankind,' the Precursor to 'Apollo 11'". Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts. 8 March 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2024.