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'Edge of Space' director Jean de Meuron on his X-15 film and having 'the right stuff' (exclusive)

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Indie filmmaker Jean de Meuron's " Edge of Space " is being submitted for Oscar consideration.

It offers an absorbing glimpse into NASA ’s X-15 rocket plane, which flew from 1959 to 1968 .

The legendary hypersonic rocket-propelled aircraft was an experimental marvel drop-launched in mid-air from a B-52 Stratofortress .

"Edge of Space" continues to compete on the festival circuit.

It could possibly be honored with an Oscar nomination for Best Live-Action Short Film in January .

Director de Meuron wanted the film to be uplifting and non-political and invoking a nostalgic era.

The opening of the movie is the sun and the closing of the film is the moon.

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