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Ariel Phenomenon

The film follows a BBC war reporter and Harvard psychiatrist Dr. John Mack, whose careers were threatened by the investigation of the incident, as well as a former student who journeys back to the rural Ariel School.

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Randall Nickerson

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String Theory Films

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Not that extreme.
When he ran his distance, - Ariel Phenomenon

Not that extreme. When he ran his distance,

And what got me was that
there were no adults outside. - Ariel Phenomenon

And what got me was that there were no adults outside.

They came running up here
in such a panic - Ariel Phenomenon

They came running up here in such a panic

Just heard them screaming,
screaming, "Ah!" - Ariel Phenomenon

Just heard them screaming, screaming, "Ah!"

They didn’t see anything.
I think they said making, - Ariel Phenomenon

They didn’t see anything. I think they said making,

Since during that time, - Ariel Phenomenon

Since during that time,

I suppose they,
somebody created this story - Ariel Phenomenon

I suppose they, somebody created this story

You think that the
children’s imaginations - Ariel Phenomenon

You think that the children’s imaginations

But I became convinced
when I saw the drawings, - Ariel Phenomenon

But I became convinced when I saw the drawings,

And also when they wrote their
stories in their storybooks. - Ariel Phenomenon

And also when they wrote their stories in their storybooks.

They, they definitely
seem genuine because, I mean, - Ariel Phenomenon

They, they definitely seem genuine because, I mean,

And I think
that’s what convinced me - Ariel Phenomenon

And I think that’s what convinced me

There were a lot
of different occurrences - Ariel Phenomenon

There were a lot of different occurrences

I live here at the school, - Ariel Phenomenon

I live here at the school,

But then I’m also scared
of the unknown, - Ariel Phenomenon

But then I’m also scared of the unknown,

You’d rather not?
...again, because - Ariel Phenomenon

You’d rather not? ...again, because

It must have affected them
so much - Ariel Phenomenon

It must have affected them so much

They’re still young
and you don’t know sort of, - Ariel Phenomenon

They’re still young and you don’t know sort of,

If we’re going to keep
discussing this, - Ariel Phenomenon

If we’re going to keep discussing this,

Um, I don’t think
you can generalize - Ariel Phenomenon

Um, I don’t think you can generalize

You got to be extremely careful - Ariel Phenomenon

You got to be extremely careful

You’re probably all aware
of this caution - Ariel Phenomenon

You’re probably all aware of this caution

He was having sleepless nights
and this was a 12, - Ariel Phenomenon

He was having sleepless nights and this was a 12,

His parents were very religious
and according to them - Ariel Phenomenon

His parents were very religious and according to them

Yes.
OK. Ms. Hwacha’s coming. - Ariel Phenomenon

Yes. OK. Ms. Hwacha’s coming.

Mrs. Hwacha!
I’m now old. - Ariel Phenomenon

Mrs. Hwacha! I’m now old.

No!
I missed you. - Ariel Phenomenon

No! I missed you.

I was a little bit difficult.
Wasn’t I? - Ariel Phenomenon

I was a little bit difficult. Wasn’t I?

Oh. You were, you were strict.
[laughter] - Ariel Phenomenon

Oh. You were, you were strict. [laughter]

That is exactly
what I wanted to hear! - Ariel Phenomenon

That is exactly what I wanted to hear!

Yes! You were strict. - Ariel Phenomenon

Yes! You were strict.

But you were fair, you know?
You were fair. - Ariel Phenomenon

But you were fair, you know? You were fair.

Oh
Beautiful - Ariel Phenomenon

We asked the children,
the school children - Ariel Phenomenon

We asked the children, the school children

So Mr. Mackie asked us, - Ariel Phenomenon

So Mr. Mackie asked us,

We ended up concluding
that certainly we saw people. - Ariel Phenomenon

We ended up concluding that certainly we saw people.

We couldn’t tell.
That’s what this story is. - Ariel Phenomenon

We couldn’t tell. That’s what this story is.

Yes. I had kept
those papers myself. - Ariel Phenomenon

Yes. I had kept those papers myself.

Because I had thought it was
something I must also hold onto. - Ariel Phenomenon

Because I had thought it was something I must also hold onto...

Strangely, like and old woman
who hadn’t seen a kid before. - Ariel Phenomenon

Strangely, like and old woman who hadn’t seen a kid before....

Try to just be in that
feeling for a moment. - Ariel Phenomenon

Try to just be in that feeling for a moment.

I know it’s unpleasant,
but nothing bad will happen. OK? - Ariel Phenomenon

I know it’s unpleasant, but nothing bad will happen. OK?

And just try to tell me
what that terror, - Ariel Phenomenon

And just try to tell me what that terror,

It was making me all scared
and my heart - Ariel Phenomenon

It was making me all scared and my heart

So I just stopped
and I looked sideways, - Ariel Phenomenon

So I just stopped and I looked sideways,

The other man, he,
his eyes looked at me as if, um, - Ariel Phenomenon

The other man, he, his eyes looked at me as if, um,

Again, scary
and a little excited. - Ariel Phenomenon

Again, scary and a little excited.

John Mack seemed to have
brought out that information, - Ariel Phenomenon

John Mack seemed to have brought out that information,

We just said,
"What did you see?" - Ariel Phenomenon

We just said, "What did you see?"

You know, it really
gave you goosebumps, - Ariel Phenomenon

You know, it really gave you goosebumps,

You know, there’s something
more going on here - Ariel Phenomenon

You know, there’s something more going on here

Now don’t be afraid to make,
say, - Ariel Phenomenon

Now don’t be afraid to make, say,

With what? Starting at you
as if what? As if to do what? - Ariel Phenomenon

With what? Starting at you as if what? As if to do what?

I know this is hard.
I know it’s hard. Try to... - Ariel Phenomenon

I know this is hard. I know it’s hard. Try to...

John did this public meeting
in Harare. - Ariel Phenomenon

John did this public meeting in Harare.

He did an incredible service
to the community - Ariel Phenomenon

He did an incredible service to the community

He’s a professor of psychiatry
at Harvard University. - Ariel Phenomenon

He’s a professor of psychiatry at Harvard University.

I think we’re very, very lucky
in this country - Ariel Phenomenon

I think we’re very, very lucky in this country

So can we have a big hand
for Dr. Mack? - Ariel Phenomenon

So can we have a big hand for Dr. Mack?

[applause] - Ariel Phenomenon

I’m trained in adult
and child psychiatry - Ariel Phenomenon

I’m trained in adult and child psychiatry

And I’m a relative newcomer
to the UFO field. - Ariel Phenomenon

And I’m a relative newcomer to the UFO field.

And the reason for this trip - Ariel Phenomenon

And the reason for this trip

A number of you - Ariel Phenomenon

A number of you

The children we talked
with clearly - Ariel Phenomenon

The children we talked with clearly

In other words,
their stories were consistent - Ariel Phenomenon

In other words, their stories were consistent

If I had to describe that day, - Ariel Phenomenon

If I had to describe that day,

The light because it was
so bright, - Ariel Phenomenon

The light because it was so bright,

It was a very, you know,
it was like a buzzing. - Ariel Phenomenon

It was a very, you know, it was like a buzzing.

The buzzing of what you would
hear at an electric station - Ariel Phenomenon

The buzzing of what you would hear at an electric station

I noticed that there was
a large shape amongst the trees, - Ariel Phenomenon

I noticed that there was a large shape amongst the trees,

It looked like water
was trickling over it - Ariel Phenomenon

It looked like water was trickling over it

It didn’t look like a, a smooth
metallic object as you would, - Ariel Phenomenon

It didn’t look like a, a smooth metallic object as you would...

You saw it again appearing
in kind of like in spots. - Ariel Phenomenon

You saw it again appearing in kind of like in spots.

In the same general area,
but it was, that kind of was, - Ariel Phenomenon

In the same general area, but it was, that kind of was,

But when every, you know,
then everyone else - Ariel Phenomenon

But when every, you know, then everyone else

You would see them in various
places at various times. - Ariel Phenomenon

You would see them in various places at various times.

He moved kind of strangely.
I’d say almost like, - Ariel Phenomenon

He moved kind of strangely. I’d say almost like,

He, like, sort of like glided
from, while he was walking. - Ariel Phenomenon

He, like, sort of like glided from, while he was walking.

So when he was moving
it was very fluid and flowy - Ariel Phenomenon

So when he was moving it was very fluid and flowy

The strange thing was it was
running in slow motion, - Ariel Phenomenon

The strange thing was it was running in slow motion,

It was running in slow-motion
diagonally down the field. - Ariel Phenomenon

It was running in slow-motion diagonally down the field.

And then suddenly
it would reappear in the corner - Ariel Phenomenon

And then suddenly it would reappear in the corner

And that was frightening,
more frightening than seeing - Ariel Phenomenon

And that was frightening, more frightening than seeing

It really ripped my socks off.
It was unbelievable. - Ariel Phenomenon

It really ripped my socks off. It was unbelievable.

I’ve got to justify myself
to the BBC and... - Ariel Phenomenon

I’ve got to justify myself to the BBC and...

How am I going to explain to
a serious BBC editor in London - Ariel Phenomenon

How am I going to explain to a serious BBC editor in London

The BBC always have this policy - Ariel Phenomenon

The BBC always have this policy

And I had 20, 30, 40. - Ariel Phenomenon

And I had 20, 30, 40.

Now I put a, a lot of stake
on the physical evidence. - Ariel Phenomenon

Now I put a, a lot of stake on the physical evidence.

Ariel Phenomenon poster

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The film follows a BBC war reporter and Harvard psychiatrist Dr. John Mack, whose careers were threatened by the investigation of the incident, as well as a former student who journeys back to the rural Ariel School.

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Director: Randall Nickerson

Writer: Randall Nickerson, Christopher Seward

Production: String Theory Films

Genre: documentary

Year: 2022

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.4

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 20 May 2022

Awards: N/A

Homepage: http://www.arielphenomenon.com/