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Calling All Earthlings

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In the 1950s, George Van Tassel, a confidante of Howard Hughes, uses alien guidance and Nikola Tesla's ideas to build a time machine.
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Claudia Puig FilmWeek (LAist) Combines indigenous, tribal mythology and spirituality, with beautiful visuals and then the actual story of this guy... A really fun documentary. Dec 14, 2019 Full Review Peter Rainer FilmWeek (LAist) This is a very enjoyable movie... All over the place, but I love these kind of subjects. Dec 14, 2019 Full Review Peter Keough Boston Globe [A] brisk, sometimes glib documentary about Van Tassel and his followers. Sep 14, 2018 Full Review David Bax Battleship Pretension Calling All Earthlings' most compelling insights come when it explores "desert consciousness" and the "deep mystical core in Anglo-American culture." Dec 8, 2020 Full Review Brent McKnight The Last Thing I See An occasionally captivating but ultimately scattered oddity. Rated: C+ Jun 30, 2020 Full Review Tom Jolliffe Flickering Myth Berman's film is beautifully photographed and whilst it has no great revelations or big payoffs, it's an intriguing slice of small town alternative American life, dressed up in Alien and government conspiracy tales... Rated: 3/4 Nov 6, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Calling All Earthlings OK - there are so many things I loved about this documentary. I'm not going into the details of the movie here / But the top 3 reasons are this ... I love it when 1-I learn something I never knew before (& I've been studying metaphysics for the last 20 years) 2-something piques my interest so much that it makes me want to investigate the subject matter further 3-the presentation of the information keeps me engaged & entertained - without shoving any one point of view down my throat So it is with CAE I also appreciated the respect he gave to the people he filmed as well.... in no way did he make anyone seem like a nut-bar! That was honorable. The pace was perfect - not too slow / not too fast The funny parts were funny - And it all adds up to an intriguing movie about a time & place which you won't want to miss GREAT JOB DIRECTOR BERMAN ? Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Audience Member UFO cults have always been a mecca for counter culture and this exploration behind the conspiracy and mystery of the Integratron is as quirky and fun as the residents of Joshua Tree. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review Audience Member This film was very well produced and directed. It was educational, entertaining, and fun to watch. Some of the highlights were seeing the strange desert folk who live in the area and having a deeper look into why UFO's / Extra Terrestrial life would even want to come here in the first place. This film made a believer out of me! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member An enjoyable look at early UFO culture and present day desert denizens. A fun film! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member intriguing, fascinating,surprisingly timely; in a world where conspiracies are the new facts, is it any wonder Van Tassel's message resonated in his time and beyond; Berman directs the hell out of this doc Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Jonathan Berman

Director

Jonathan Berman

Producer

Alan Steinfeld

Executive Producer

Tony Molina

Cinematographer

Gregory J. Wilson

Cinematographer

Iain Kennedy

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Movie Info

Synopsis In the 1950s, George Van Tassel, a confidante of Howard Hughes, uses alien guidance and Nikola Tesla's ideas to build a time machine.
Director
Jonathan Berman
Producer
Jonathan Berman
Distributor
Carpe Stella Productions
Production Co
Carpe Stella Productions
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 29, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 28, 2018
Runtime
1h 14m
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