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Ariel Phenomenon

2022 · 90 min

A sober, thought-provoking documentary that explores belief and memory through a mysterious childhood encounter.

Tagline: What happens when you experience something so extraordinary that nobody believes you?
Overview: Ariel Phenomenon explores an African extraterrestrial encounter witnessed by over sixty schoolchildren in 1994. As a Harvard professor, a BBC war reporter, and past students investigate, they struggle to answer the question: "What happens when you experience something so extraordinary that nobody believes you?"
How it feels: Earnest, tense and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Memory, identity, trauma, faith
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: memory
identity
trauma
faith
isolation
Places: school
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none