John Was Trying to Contact Aliens
Film poster
Directed byMatthew Killip
StarringJohn Shepherd
Production
company
Distributed byNetflix
Release dates
  • January 2020 (2020-01) (Sundance)
  • August 20, 2020 (2020-08-20) (Netflix)
Running time
16 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

John Was Trying to Contact Aliens is a 2020 documentary film directed by Matthew Killip and starring John Shepherd.[1][2] It tells the story of John Shepherd, who tried to contact aliens by broadcasting music into space for over 30 years with his state-of-the-art broadcasting equipment.[3]

Cast

  • John Shepherd, as himself.

Release

John Was Trying to Contact Aliens was premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival.[4] It was released on August 20, 2020, on Netflix.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Netflix to Premiere Three New Documentary Shorts This Summer". IndieWire. June 24, 2020.
    - "John Was Trying to Contact Aliens". IFFR. December 17, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  2. ↑ "john-was-trying-to-contact-aliens". Sundance. Archived from the original on August 8, 2020. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  3. ↑ "John Was Trying to Contact Aliens". Netflix. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  4. ↑ "John Was Trying to Contact Aliens". Sundance Film Festival 2020. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
  5. ↑ Heaney, Katie (August 19, 2020). "Are the Aliens Just Grooving?". The Cut. Retrieved August 22, 2020.


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