Operation Avalanche
At the height of the Cold War in 1967, the heads of the CIA fear a Russian spy may jeopardise the first moon landing, NASA’s so-called Apollo Mission. Under the guise of documentary filmmakers, the overzealous newcomer-agents Matt and Owen infiltrate NASA’s headquarters in order to expose the mole. As the two detectives eavesdrop on secret internal calls, they make a shocking discovery – and soon come up with an ingenious plan to avert a national disaster…
Using undercover, guerrilla-style filming techniques at NASA’s headquarters combined with found footage and adding a large pinch of humour, filmmaker Matt Johnson, who plays the role of agent Matt, has created a film on the 1960s Cold War craze that denounces every conspiracy theory surrounding the moon landing. OPERATION AVALANCHE is also passionate homage to the art of filmmaking.
- Genre: Conspiracy Thriller
- Country, Year: USA, 2016
- Runtime: 94 Min
- Languages: English
- Subtitles: German, French
- Director: Matt Johnson
- Cast: Matt Johnson, Owen Williams, Josh Boles
- Screenplay: Matt Johnson, Josh Boles
- Cinematography: Jared Raab, Andrew Appelle
- Editor: Curt Lobb
- Music: Jay McCarrol
- Producers: Matt Johnson, Matthew Miller, Lee Kim, Jared Raab, Nate Bolotin, Aram Tertzakian, Nick Spicer
- Production Companies: xyz films, Zapruder Films, Resolute Films and Entertainment
- World Sales: xyz films
- Swiss Distribution: Elite Film AG
- www.facebook.com/OperationAvalanche/
