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Ariel Phenomenon
“What happens when you experience something so extraordinary that nobody believes you?”
6.2 / 10• 2022• 1h 30m•NR• English
Documentary
Storyline
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?"
Cast & Crew
John E. Mack
Self - Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author (archive footage)
LeadNC
Natasha Chakaodza
Self - Ariel School Student
NC
Nashville Chakaodza
Self - Ariel School Student
FC
Francis Chirimuuta
Self - Ariel School Student
NC
Nathaniel Coxall
Self - Ariel School Student
LF
Lisil Field
Self - Ariel School Student
EK
Emma Kristiansen
Self - Ariel School Student
RM
Robert Medcalf
Self - Ariel School Student
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Randall Nickerson's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Ariel Phenomenon is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
