6:30 MON. 27/10 ONLYALIENS FROM SPACESHIP EARTH
USA/1977/93mins/Colour/35mm/HP Dir: Don Como.
Using interviews and rare archival footage, this film documents the counterculture’s involvement with the new religious movements of the 1960s and 70s. The film speculates that yogis and gurus may be driven by aliens with a New Age agenda - the evolution of human consciousness. Featured in the film are Sai Baba, Ram Dass, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Father Yod, Elizabeth Clare Prophet, and many other spiritual leaders, as well as starry-eyed testimonials by Cybil Shepard, Martin Landau and Raymond Burr. Folk-rock singer Donovan narrates and provides the soundtrack.
“One of the only films of the era that intelligently and provocatively counteracts the schlock and mass media sensationalism that basically demonized a generation of seekers in the 70s.” Jodi Wille, Process Media
If you enjoyed Shangri-La and Amazing World of Ghosts at past screenings, you'll definitely groove on this far-out 70s schlock-doc.
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