The Documentary
Earth Moon Earth
Remembering a Moonbounce Pioneer
About the documentary
Earth Moon Earth is an intimate short film tribute assembled by Dr. Katz's daughter. Through archival footage, interviews with fellow operators, and the dits and dahs of morse code, it traces how one engineer's fascination with the sky became a shared obsession for hundreds.
“He held world’s records. He earned 17 patents. He was a professor for over 50 years, an IEEE fellow, and the founder of both the EME Newsletter and the Semi-Annual EME Conference, bringing together a global community of people who shared his passion. To the people in this film, he was simply K2UYH, and to me, he was Dad, a man who believed that science was joyful and that the moon was never too far away.”
Alisha Hastings-Kimball has been creating art all her life. As a first-time filmmaker, she always wanted to make a movie about her dad — his unfortunate passing in 2024 pushed that desire to the fore. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Art Therapy and a Master of Arts in Teaching from The College of New Jersey, where her father taught for more than 50 years. The collaboration with the core production team has been a wonderful experience that has sparked her interest in continuing to explore the filmmaking medium.
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The Dr. Allen Katz Engineering Scholarship Fund honours his 50-year career in education. Every contribution keeps his spirit of invention alive.
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