Biography
Al Reinert (1947 – December 31, 2018) was an American journalist, film director, screenwriter and producer. He co-wrote the screenplays for the Ron Howard film Apollo 13 and Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within, but is best known for directing and producing For All Mankind, an award-winning 1989 documentary about NASA's Apollo program. He died of lung cancer at his home in Wimberley, Texas on December 31, 2018. From Wikipedia.
Known For
Complete Filmography
Audubon
2017
Writer, Director
Audubon: Naturalist and 19th century painter, John James Audubon was one of the most remarkable men of early America. A contemporary of Lewis & Clark ...
Rara Avis: John James Audubon and the Birds of America
2014
Director
He was one of the most remarkable men in early America. A self-taught painter and ornithologist, he pursued a dream that made him famous in his lifeti...
Light from the Darkroom
2014
Writer
Light in the Darkroom is the story of two best friends whose faith is tested when their friends disappear during a religious pilgrimage.
An Unreal Dream: The Michael Morton Story
2013
Director
In 1986 Michael Morton’s wife Christine is brutally murdered in front of their only child, and Michael is convicted of the crime. Locked away in Texas...
For All Mankind: An Accidental Gift
2009
Documentary featuring interviews with Al Reinert, Apollo 12 and Skylab astronaut Alan Bean, and NASA archive specialists.
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
2001
Screenplay
Led by a strange dream, scientist Aki Ross struggles to collect the eight spirits in the hope of creating a force powerful enough to protect the plane...
Apollo 13
1995
Screenplay
The true story of technical troubles that scuttle the Apollo 13 lunar mission in 1970, risking the lives of astronaut Jim Lovell and his crew, with th...
For All Mankind
1989
Director, Producer
A testament to NASA's Apollo program of the 1960s and '70s. Composed of actual NASA footage of the missions and astronaut interviews, the documentary ...