Sputnik Mania (2007)

“David Hoffman’s documentary Sputnik Mania, an account of that Soviet satellite’s effect on the American consciousness, deserves notice for its stunning clips (many of which were found on YouTube, including rarely seen images from sources in the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe). But its main asset is its style. Rather than relying solely on famous talking heads, the movie tells its story primarily through editing and narration and emphasizes its interviews with regular citizens who were kids when Sputnik I went up in 1957.”