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Film Series

"A Million Miles Away"
2024-10-08 14:00:00 2024-10-08 16:00:00 America/New_York Film Series Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by joining us for a screening of the true story on the life of NASA astronaut Jose. M. Hernandez. Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch Library - Meeting Room

Tuesday, October 08
2:00pm - 4:00pm

Add to Calendar 2024-10-08 14:00:00 2024-10-08 16:00:00 America/New_York Film Series Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by joining us for a screening of the true story on the life of NASA astronaut Jose. M. Hernandez. Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch Library - Meeting Room

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by joining us for a screening of the true story on the life of NASA astronaut Jose. M. Hernandez.

A biopic about Jose Hernandez and his path from a farm worker to becoming an engineer and an astronaut. This is a tale of perseverance, community and sacrifice to accomplish a seemingly impossible dream. Rated PG. 2023

AGE GROUP: | Teens | Seniors | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Movies & Film |

TAGS: | space | inspirational | Hispanic Heritage Month | biography |

Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch Library
jlambert@alexlibraryva.org
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Jherusha Lambert
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