SciFi Documentary Film

If the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki showed that a single A-bomb could cause widespread devastation, the invention of thermonuclear weapons a few years later made it plausible that humanity would be wiped off the face of the planet. From the early 1950s to the present day, a whole series of films have revealed this anxiety.

In 1950s Cold War America, unprecedented prosperity was undercut by the constant threat of atomic annihilation. At the same time, UFO sightings surged, and a small but passionate group calling themselves “Contactees” stepped forward with extraordinary claims: they had met benevolent visitors from other worlds who urged humanity toward peace, unity, and an end to nuclear weapons. Their message briefly captivated the public imagination, yet their movement has all but vanished from mainstream memory. Who were these Contactees? What did they believe they were fighting for? And how did their strange, hopeful vision influence American culture? This film uncovers the forgotten story of the Contactees.