utors , ▁but ▁the ▁film ▁was ▁shown ▁at ▁the ▁C annes ▁Film ▁Festival ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁where ▁it ▁won ▁a ▁special ▁award ▁and ▁was ▁described ▁as ▁a ▁" s le eper ". ▁▁ ▁The ▁Whit ney ▁Museum ▁of ▁American ▁Art ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁began ▁a ▁new ▁film ▁series ▁called ▁" New ▁American ▁Direct ors ", ▁and ▁Moon walk ▁One ▁was ▁placed ▁in ▁its ▁first ▁program . ▁It ▁received ▁many ▁favor able ▁reviews ▁and ▁was ▁there after ▁screen ed ▁in ▁a ▁selection ▁of ▁the aters ▁nation ally , ▁capital izing ▁on ▁the ▁public ity ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁Whit ney ▁program . ▁▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Re - release ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁a ▁ 3 5 mm ▁print ▁of ▁the ▁film ▁was ▁tele c ined , ▁and ▁re - re leased ▁in ▁a ▁special ▁" Direct or ' s ▁C ut " ▁edition ▁under ▁the ▁super vision ▁of ▁The o ▁K ame cke . ▁The ▁DVD ▁includes ▁a ▁director ' s ▁comment ary , ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁the ▁making ▁of ▁the ▁film ▁and ▁other ▁features . ▁This ▁version ▁first ▁premier ed ▁on ▁Monday ▁July ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁History ▁of ▁the ▁making ▁of ▁Moon walk ▁One ▁A ▁year ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁before ▁the ▁Apol lo ▁ 1 1 ▁flight , ▁NASA ▁had ▁approached ▁Francis ▁Thompson ▁Inc ▁about ▁making ▁a ▁very ▁am bit ious ▁film ▁telling ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁the ▁whole ▁Apol lo ▁program , ▁cul min ating