This sometimes works to a high degree, especially subjects that threaten extinction like the atom bomb, space junk and earthquakes. Her face has been badly damaged, but she is a survivor of a concentration camp. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. The phoenix incident is a 2015 american science fiction and conspiracy thriller film written and directed by first time director keith arem, and starring yuri. Feb 29, 2016 the phoenix incident is the first independent film to allocate a portion of their planned media budget specifically for a visual partnership with shazam, said shazam ceo rich riley.
Presented as a documentary found footage film based on real events, it is set in the present day. Apr 08, 2016 for entertainment the fictional account makes for a good thriller and for that the phoenix incident achieves its purpose. The night of the incident, four phoenix residents vanished in the estrella mountain national park, south of phoenix. The phoenix incident is the first found footage film covering the phoenix lights and also had the good fortune of having a theatrical release, a rare occurrence for a found footage film. Glenn lauder born march 5, 1969, mitch adams born february 4, 1968, ryan stone born october 16, 1970, and jacob reynolds born december 12, 1969 were reported to the maricopa county sheriffs office, after they were last seen offroading at the base of the. Beyond that, the documentary opening and the facts it provides becomes an informational movie on which audiences can get more.
Blurring the line between fiction and reality, the fact based, sci. The lofi scifi film the phoenix incident blends true crime, documentary and independence day to create a sort of blair alien projectstyle thriller. Apr 07, 2016 the lofi scifi film the phoenix incident blends true crime, documentary and independence day to create a sort of blair alien projectstyle thriller. Phoenix forgotten is the perfect friday night escape, a movie that succeeds. The phoenix lights incident is an actual mass ufo sighting that took place in the phoenix, arizona region on march, 1997.
On thursday, march, 1997 a strange event occurred in the. This alien thriller, written and directed by gaming director keith arem chronicles the events of march, 1997 when witnesses reported seeing lights in phoenix, arizona and sparked the military coverup of the largest ufo sighting in us history. Blurring the line between fiction and reality, the factbased, scifi thriller revolves around a military conspiracy and the controversial missing persons case surrounding the infamous phoenix lights. Using the real events of the 1997 phoenix lights ufo sighting and the simultaneous disappearance of four young men in the area, writerdirector. Ufo that could prove phoenix lights incident once and for all caught on stunning film a startling video capturing a ufo described as being like those seen in. As the title denotes, this film is based on the phoenix lights, the biggest ufo sighting in the usa that took place in 1997. The worlds largest mass ufo sighting occurred in phoenix arizona on march th 1997. Apr 21, 2017 these true life events serve as the backbone for phoenix forgotten. The phoenix incident trailer 2016 video detective movie. Phoenix forgotten 2017 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Blurring the line between fiction and reality, the factbased, scifi. The phoenix lights sometimes called the lights over phoenix were a series of widely sighted unidentified flying objects or ufos observed in the skies over the u. The phoenix incident is based on the largest ufo sighting in north america known as the phoenix lights.
Phoenix forgotten blurs the line between fact and fiction. The phoenix incident is a fictionalized heartpounding thriller based on this reallife event. Phoenix forgotten trailer exposes the truth behind a ufo. Ufo tale the phoenix incident lands at xlrator media deadline. There is also a found footagesyfythriller movie that just came out that is based on the disappearances. Inspired by true events, the phoenix incident is an investigation into the 1997 disappearance of four arizona men, exposing the largest military ufo coverup in north america. Phoenix incident 2016 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. The true story of a 1997 ufo sighting comes to the big screen, with the first trailer for phoenix forgotten, in theaters this april. Blurring the line between fiction and reality, the fact based. Ufo tale the phoenix incident lands at xlrator media. This grade z paranoid scifi thriller about ufos speculates on the fate of four witless yahoos who come out on. The phoenix incident 2015 stream and watch online moviefone. Glenn lauder 28, mitch adams 29, ryan stone 27, and jacob reynolds 28 were reported missing to the maricopa county sheriffs office. Apr 21, 2017 the true story of the lights inspiring phoenix forgotten justin barber and ridley scotts new alien sighting film has roots in an actual phenomenon.
Phoenix forgotten, produced by ridley scott, follows three teens in 1997 who venture out into the desert with their camcorders, hoping to see more of the lights above the city. The phoenix incident 2015 the phoenix incident 2015. Cinelou films released a new phoenix forgotten trailer promoting a found footage movie based on the true story of kids who went missing looking for ufos. The websites about the fictitious disappearance of these men were part of an excellent multimedia viral marketing scheme for the phoenix incident 2015 movie. Lights of varying descriptions were seen by thousands of people between 19. An investigation into the disappearance of 4 arizona men exposes a military coverup of the largest ufo sighting in the u.
The phoenix tapes 97 is a found footage scifihorror film with an anonymous writer, director, and cast. In the film, a fictional girl named sophie bishop takes a camera into the desert at night to track down her missing brother, josh. It is the face of lene nina kunzendorf, a woman driving a bandaged and bloodied passenger back to berlin. The phoenix incident earns special recognition for this creative commitment beyond the fourth wall keeping curious viewers engaged. Jan 07, 2015 based on actual events, the conspiracy thriller, written and directed by veteran gaming director keith arem call of duty, titanfall, chronicles the us mili. The phoenix lights incident is an actual mass ufo sighting that took place in the. With florence hartigan, luke spencer roberts, chelsea lopez, justin matthews. In 1997 a real phenomenon known as the phoenix lights seen by thousands of arizona. Apr 11, 2016 ultimately, the phoenix incident is more impressive for its ingenious publicity and marketing campaigns, including fake web news sites that went viral, than the quality of the filmmaking.
The phoenix incident is almost as much of a monster movie mystery as it is a mockumentary. Starring famed gaming actor troy baker, the phoenix incident is based on the largest ufo sighting in north america known as the phoenix lights. This film is foundfootage from a tape recovered by the sister of one of the missing. The phoenix incident is a thoughtprovoking and frightening account of an already scary event. Beyond that, the documentary opening and the facts it provides becomes an informational movie on which audiences can get more detail about the phoenix lights and the military coverup. Citing victims families and a glenn lauder foundation among the special thanks is another clever touch. Fathom events and concourse media are excited to present the premiere of the phoenix incident, in select cinemas nationwide on thursday, march 10 for a thrilling onenight cinematic event. The phoenix incident official trailer 2 2016 scifi.
Phoenix incident mixes fact and scifi in a creative, bold alien. Released 2015, the phoenix incident stars troy baker, yuri lowenthal, travis willingham, liam obrien the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 21 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. On april 21, a film based loosely on the phoenix lights hits theaters. These true life events serve as the backbone for phoenix forgotten. Jul 24, 2015 phoenix opens with a face profiled in darkness. For entertainment the fictional account makes for a good thriller and for that the phoenix incident achieves its purpose.
Usually, when the words little is known appear in movie biz copy, it translates to something along the lines of deadline hasnt yet run an item and the press rep wont answer our damn emails, but that doesnt apply to the enigmatic incident. Based on the shocking, true events of march th, 1997, when several mysterious lights appeared over phoenix, arizona. Its difficult to excited for a found footage movie in 2017, but this one is produced by filmmakers ridley scott alien and wes ball the maze runner. The phoenix tapes 97 is about two brothers and two friends who venture fifty miles into the arizona desert in an rv to find a remote fishing hole. Josh is allegedly one of the kids who filmed the phoenix lights. Written and directed by gaming talent director keith arem call of duty, titanfall and starring troy. Based on actual events, the conspiracy thriller, written and directed by veteran gaming director keith arem call of duty, titanfall, chronicles the us mili. Phoenix incident mixes fact and scifi in a creative.
The phoenix incident is a 2015 american science fiction and conspiracy thriller film written and directed by first time director keith arem, and starring yuri lowenthal, troy baker, liam obrien, michael adamthwaite, jamie tisdale and brian bloom. In the film, a fictional girl named sophie bishop takes a camera into the desert at. Apr 26, 2016 the phoenix incident earns special recognition for this creative commitment beyond the fourth wall keeping curious viewers engaged. Ultimately, the phoenix incident is more impressive for its ingenious publicity and marketing campaigns, including fake web news sites that went viral, than the quality of the filmmaking. Presented as a documentary found footage film based on real events, it is set in the present day and focuses upon an alleged conspiracy behind the phoenix lights, a mass ufo sighting which occurred in phoenix, arizona, and sonora, mexico, on thursday, march, 1997. In addition to being able to experience this exciting film, event attendees will be exposed to an exclusive 5minute documentary about ufo sightings and. Deadline did indeed post a writeup about the production last night. The filming is mostly done by one of the two brothers and he basically films them drinking and goofing off as well as arguments and hiking through the desert. And there it found the phoenix incident, a factbased ufo thriller to which it has commandeered north american rights. The phoenix incident is a heartpounding thriller based on this reallife event. The true story of the lights inspiring phoenix forgotten justin barber and ridley scotts new alien sighting film has roots in an actual phenomenon. The phoenix incident, where truth battles fiction aced. The phoenix incident is named after a real event that occurred on march, 1997 in phoenix, arizona, when thousands of people, including thenstate governor fife symington, claimed to have.
In 1997, four campers went missing during the infamous phoenix lights incident and their bodies were never found. With yuri lowenthal, travis willingham, troy baker, liam obrien. Details of the incident and the events that followed have been, and continue to be, the subject of conspiracy theories. Bring our boys back home on march, 1997, our sons disappeared in the estrella mountain national park, south of phoenix, arizona. Very little is known about paranormal thriller the phoenix incident. This alien thriller, written and directed by gaming director keith arem chronicles the events of march, 1997 when witnesses reported seeing lights in phoenix. The phoenix incident keith arem, elise muller, troy baker. Written and directed by gaming director keith arem call of duty, titanfall and starring troy baker famed gaming actor the film uses whistleblower testimony, recovered military footage and eyewitness accounts to create this scifi thriller and explore the us. In the case of the phoenix incident however, the film uses the genre to entertain while tying in with an actual event.
The phoenix incident a carefully disguised hoax to. It came out earlier this year but it had a long viral marketing campaign behind it. The film has exceptional pacing, good acting, incredible cgi, and nonstop action. Take a first look at the strange, secret the phoenix incident. This unprecedented and inexplicable phenomenon became known as. In april 2017, a found footage thriller, phoenix forgotten, hit theaters, fictionalizing what actually happened. Aug 02, 2017 in the film, a fictional girl named sophie bishop takes a camera into the desert at night to track down her missing brother, josh. Phoenix incident mixes fact and scifi in a creative, bold.
Based on the true mystery of the phoenix lights and a controversial, stillunsolved incident that took place there in 1997, the phoenix incident is a halfdocumentary, halfdramatic fiction tale written and directed by keith arem. Ufo that could prove phoenix lights incident once and for. But it also borrows motioncapture techniques and staging from the world of video games. Like 2008s cloverfield, the phoenix incident relies in part on fake found footage. Phoenix forgotten is a found footage film, about three teenagers vanished after venturing out to arizona in search of clues that we are not alone. The phoenix incident is the first independent film to allocate a portion of their planned media budget specifically for a visual partnership with shazam, said shazam ceo rich riley. The film follows four friends on a weekend getaway who find themselves at the epicenter of what is now known as the phoenix lights incident. Ufo conspiracy thriller the phoenix incident has been flying under the radar even as viral seeds have been germinating across the web like sleeper cells of marketing data. It was a multiyear viral marketing campaign that went beyond the bounds of social media and purposefully crossed into the realm of news. The disappearance eventually was referred to as the phoenix incident and this was not a random act by any means. Thursday march th, 1997 marks the date of the phoenix lights, the largest mass ufo sighting in us history.
119 912 203 1311 1491 1438 172 21 1343 1267 1039 403 1163 1544 968 1013 1213 320 1378 1637 1340 697 1272 306 446 1599 1259 97 709 210 1172 1477 1327 633 258 701