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Close Encounters of the Fifth Kind

Close Encounters of the Fifth Kind

20207.02h 0m

Overview

Dr. Steven Greer’s previous works, SIRIUS and UNACKNOWLEDGED, broke crowdfunding records and ignited a grassroots movement. CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE FIFTH KIND features groundbreaking video and photographic evidence and supporting interviews from prominent figures such as Adam Curry of Princeton’s PEAR Lab; legendary civil rights attorney Daniel Sheehan, and Dr. Russell Targ, who headed the CIA’s top secret remote viewing program. Their message: For thousands of people, contact has begun. This is their story.

Directed by Michael Mazzola
Written by Michael Mazzola
Produced by Jim Martin, Phillip James, Grant Ibrahim
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Top Cast

Jeremy Piven

Jeremy Piven

Narrator

Steven M. Greer

Steven M. Greer

Self

Daniel Sheehan

Daniel Sheehan

Self

Themes & Keywords

ufoextraterrestrialufo conspiracyufo sighting

About Close Encounters of the Fifth Kind

Close Encounters of the Fifth Kind is a documentary film released in 2020 exploring themes of ufo, extraterrestrial, ufo conspiracy, ufo sighting. Directed by Michael Mazzola, it stars Jeremy Piven, Steven M. Greer, Daniel Sheehan. Dr. Steven Greer’s previous works, SIRIUS and UNACKNOWLEDGED, broke crowdfunding records and ignited a grassroots movement. CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE FIFTH KIND features groundbreaking video and photographic evidence and supporting interviews from prominent figures such as Adam Curry of Princeton’s PEAR Lab; legendary civil rights attorney Daniel Sheehan, and Dr. Russell Targ, who headed the CIA’s top secret remote viewing program. Their message: For thousands of people, contact has begun. This is their story.

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