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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) 12/14/2019
Combines indigenous, tribal mythology and spirituality, with beautiful visuals and then the actual story of this guy... A really fun documentary. Go to Full Review
Peter Rainer FilmWeek (LAist) 12/14/2019
This is a very enjoyable movie... All over the place, but I love these kind of subjects. Go to Full Review
Peter Keough Boston Globe 09/14/2018
[A] brisk, sometimes glib documentary about Van Tassel and his followers. Go to Full Review
David Bax Battleship Pretension 12/08/2020
Calling All Earthlings' most compelling insights come when it explores "desert consciousness" and the "deep mystical core in Anglo-American culture." Go to Full Review
Brent McKnight The Last Thing I See 06/30/2020
C+
An occasionally captivating but ultimately scattered oddity. Go to Full Review
Tom Jolliffe Flickering Myth 11/06/2019
3/4
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... Go to Full Review
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07/10/2018 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 ? See more 07/02/2018 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. See more 07/02/2018 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! See more 07/02/2018 An enjoyable look at early UFO culture and present day desert denizens. A fun film! See more 06/30/2018 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 See more Read all reviews
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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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