After attending a handful of events, i couldnt wait to see what phoenix lights had in store for me. The phoenix tapes 97 is a found footage scifihorror film with an anonymous writer, director, and cast. The phoenix incident is a 2015 american science fiction and conspiracy thriller film written and. Phoenix lights the movie, a science fiction thriller starring ossie beck, mackenzie firgens, yvette rachelle, matt mercer, terin alba, courtney gains, mark arnold, michael lemelle, aaron mills, and luke amsden. This weekend marks the release of phoenix forgotten, a foundfootage horror movie centering on the phoenix lights. The phoenix incident was initially theatrically released with fathom events on march 10, 2016. On march, 1997, people within a 300mile radius of phoenix, arizona, reported two abnormalities in the sky. The phoenix incident is a fictionalized heartpounding thriller based on this real life event. Phoenix forgotten portrays itself as a movie about the sister of a teen who went missing after the phoenix lights incident in 1997. The phoenix incident, where truth battles fiction aced.
Four campers take a trip and witness strange lights in the sky above arizona in 1997. That was the last night any of them were seen, and no identifiable. Originally advertised as phoenix, the film tells the story of the. What caused one of the worlds largest ufo sightings. With florence hartigan, luke spencer roberts, chelsea lopez, justin matthews. 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. Coming to arizona, i didnt know what to expect within the edm scene, but i definitely wasnt disappointed.
By the end of the film i firmly believed in the evidence that dr. Phoenix lights phenomenon focus of foundfootage horror film. More than 20 years later, mystery of phoenix lights still. 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. The strange lights were observed on february 2 and 3, with independent videos of each incident making their way online. 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. Phoenix forgotten is a 2017 american found footage sciencefiction horror film directed by justin barber in his directorial debut, and written by barber and t. A movie screening on sunday will mark the anniversary. The phoenix incident is a heartpounding thriller based on this reallife. Found footage film about the phoenix lights mass ufo sighting. Celebrating the historic and still unexplained arizona mass sighting of 1997 this critically acclaimed and internationally award winning documentary is based on the bestselling book, the phoenix lights. Beyond that, the documentary opening and the facts it provides becomes an informational movie on which audiences can get more. New mass arizona ufo sighting sparks fears of alien invasion social media exploded with multiple reports of ufos over a city which once witnesses one of the most infamous. Phoenix incident 2016 rotten tomatoes movie trailers.
Welcome to the number one resource for things to do in the phoenix metro area. Its way more enjoyable and has character development. 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. Phoenix on march, 1997, thousands of people across arizona reported seeing strange lights moving soundlessly through the sky. The phoenix lights incident is an actual mass ufo sighting that took place in the phoenix, arizona region on march, 1997. The phoenix incident official trailer 1 2016 scifi. 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.
Find 1 listings related to movie 2016 in phoenix on. The film told the story of sarah bishop, a documentary filmmaker who returned to phoenix 20 years after her brother disappeared investigating the phoenix lights. 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. There are so many things in this movie that dont make any sense. Phoenix for the last 20 years, witnesses have debated what they saw the night of march, 1997 in the skies over phoenix. On march, 1997, the family witnesses the phoenix lights during sophies 6th birthday party, with josh recording the incident. The phoenix lights are no mystery phoenix new times. If youre gonna watch a found footage phoenix lights movie, watch the 2017 phoenix forgotten. On march, 1997 thousands of people claimed to have.
They are still missing to this day, and their bodies have not been found. This phenomenon, which became known as the phoenix lights. Before production and release of the movie, director keith arem, noted for his work in video games and graphic novels, began a. With charlie balogh, frances emma barwood, tom brunty, chuck byers. The trio were able to film the inexplicable ufo, yet from a distance, little detail is evident.
In 1997, 20,000 people in phoenix, arizona saw a cluster of lights was seen by as many as 20,000 people. Whether youre one of the valleys 4 million residents or 16 million annual visitors, we want to help you fully experience the diverse culture, entertaining activities and astonishing 300. By david filipov globe staff, february 10, 2016, 6. With yuri lowenthal, travis willingham, troy baker, liam obrien.
It is one of the biggest mass ufo sightings of all time. 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. Phoenix forgotten official teaser trailer 1 2017 chelsea lopez. On march, 1997 thousands of people claimed to have simultaneously witnessed unexplainable lights in the phoenix, arizona night sky.
The phoenix tapes is actual footage taken by four campers who went missing during the phoenix lights incident of 1997. Ufo that could prove phoenix lights incident once and for. On march of every year, local news outlets run the annual story of the mystery surrounding the lights that appeared over phoenix in 1997. The phoenix incident is based on the largest ufo sighting in north. The phoenix lights sometimes referred to as the lights over phoenix were a series of widely sighted optical phenomena generally unidentified flying objects that occurred in the skies over the u. 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. The strange lights in the sky lead the protagonists of the movie to. Ive always been fascinated with the phoenix lights, but i was surprised to learn that on that same night, in the arizona desert, 4 men went missing and have never been seen again.
The phoenix incident trailer documentary 2016 youtube. For entertainment the fictional account makes for a good thriller and for that the phoenix incident achieves its purpose. 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. The film is also produced by nowlin, alongside ridley scott, wes ball, courtney solomon and mark canton. A repeat of the lights occurred february 6, 2007, and was filmed by the local fox news tv station.
It came out earlier this year but it had a long viral marketing campaign behind it. Phoenix lights 2016 is the follow up to last years inaugural edition of the festival that took place in the heart of downtown phoenix at civic space park. The phoenix tapes 97, a found footage sciencefiction horror film film released in 2016. Fox 10 phoenix it has been 21 years to the day since a mass ufo sighting occurred in phoenix, arizona, with the mystery. The 4 friends were in the estrella mountain national park offroading the night of march, 1997. The phoenix incident official trailer 1 2016 scifi thriller hd. Phoenix lights 2016 phoenix photos 040216 relentless. In 1997, four campers went missing during the infamous phoenix lights incident and their bodies were never found. He hears things, and when the lights are out he sees a scary looking creature in the dark, framed in shadow. Editors notemarch th is the anniversary of one of the most significant ufo events in history. The phoenix lights appeared in the sky 19 years ago today. Lights returns as an even bigger festival spanning two days with multiple stages and the biggest names in edm. It was a string of bright lights, laid out in a curve, or v formation. An investigation into the disappearance of 4 arizona men exposes a military coverup of the largest ufo sighting in the u.
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