Neil Armstrong and the Langholmites
Synopsis
Everyone knows Neil Armstrong came back from the Moon in 1969 – but it wasn’t until three years later, when the people of a tiny Scottish town stepped in, that he finally got home. Neil Armstrong and the Langholmites is a film about the day one of the world’s most famous men visited the small ‘burgh’ of Langholm and the profound emotional effect the place, and its people, had on the normally stoic astronaut. From Industria Studios and Duncan Cowles, director of acclaimed 2024 feature Silent Men, comes a wry and beautiful slice of Scottish life and a unique, lesser-known tale about one of America’s most famous sons.
Neil Armstrong and the Langholmites (2025) is a 18 min documentary short film by Duncan Cowles. Everyone knows Neil Armstrong came back from the Moon in 1969 – but it wasn’t until three years later, when the p...
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Festival History
- London Critics Circle Film Awards 2026 generic
- Edinburgh International Film Festival 2025 generic
- Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2025 generic
- Tribeca Film Festival 2025 generic
