Sirius
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAmardeep Kaleka
Produced byBruce Alderman
Jeffrey Becker
Jared Bonshire
Adriano Bussandri
Christopher Crescitelli
Jorge Guillén
Melissa Guillén
Amardeep Kaleka
J.D. Seraphine
Clark Willison
Narrated byThomas Jane
CinematographyRamy Romany
Edited byLaurie Knapp
Music byTodd Richards
Peter Kater
Production
company
Neverending Light Productions
Release date
  • April 22, 2013 (2013-04-22)
Running time
110 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Sirius is a 2013 pseudo-documentary directed by Amardeep Kaleka, based upon ufologist Steven M. Greer's book Hidden Truth, Forbidden Knowledge.[1][2] Partially funded by a successful Kickstarter campaign,[3] the film is narrated by Thomas Jane and follows Greer's efforts to reveal what he claims is information about top secret energy projects and propulsion techniques.[4]

Sirius features interviews from former officials from the government and military, as well as images and a DNA analysis of the 6-inch (15 cm) skeleton known as Ata that was found in the Atacama desert in northern Chile in 2003.[5] The film premiered on April 22, 2013 in Los Angeles, California, as well as online.[6][7]

Reception

Critical reception was mostly negative.[8][9] The Hollywood Reporter criticized the film: "Kaleka is so undiscerning in his choice of interviewees and so scattershot in his presentation that potentially credible subjects look nutso by association, and no sighting anecdote generates enough narrative momentum to dent a viewer's skepticism."[10] The Village Voice also gave a predominantly negative review, expressing frustration over the film not living up to its potential.[11]

References

  1. ^ Speigel, Lee (7 April 2013). "'Sirius,' Steven Greer's Film, Claims To Unveil Tiny 'Alien' Humanoid (VIDEO)". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2013-12-06.
  2. ^ Sullivan, Paul. "New documentary proves aliens exist. We're dead Sirius". Metro News. Archived from the original on 2015-07-10. Retrieved 2013-12-06.
  3. ^ "SIRIUS by Neverending Light Productions". Kickstarter. Retrieved 2013-12-06.
  4. ^ "Tiny Alien Humanoid Claimed To Exist In Steven Greer's Upcoming Documentary 'Sirius' [PHOTO, VIDEO]". Ibtimes.com. 2013-04-09. Retrieved 2013-04-24.
  5. ^ "Extraterrestrial documentary Sirius has a tiny alien to prove UFOs are real". JoBlo. 9 April 2013. Retrieved 2013-12-06.
  6. ^ "Filmmaker gets serious about aliens - The West Australian". Au.news.yahoo.com. 2013-04-10. Retrieved 2013-04-24.
  7. ^ "'Sirius' documentary has premiered, now available to view or buy". Digital Journal. Retrieved 2013-12-06.
  8. ^ Rapold, Nicolas (30 May 2013). "About Those Visitors From Other Planets". NY Times. Retrieved 2013-12-06.
  9. ^ Smith Nehme, Farran (2013-05-31). "'Sirius' review". NY Post. Retrieved 2013-12-06.
  10. ^ DeFore, John (28 May 2013). "Sirius: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2013-12-06.
  11. ^ Schenker, Andrew (2013-05-31). "Sirius Squanders Its Political Arguments on CSETI Hippies in the Desert". Village Voice. Archived from the original on 2015-06-09. Retrieved 2013-12-06.

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