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SKYMAN
by Josh Weiss / www.syfy.com/author/josh-weiss
Jun 25, 2020
Skyman
Credit: Gravitas Ventures
Skyman: UFO hijinks abound in exclusive clip for latest film from Blair Witch Project director
The Blair Witch Project director Daniel Myrick is back in the found footage ballpark with Skyman, an ersatz documentary about UFOs and close encounters. Michael Selle stars as Carl Merryweather, a man who claims to have met an alien (or "Skyman") in the southern California desert when he was a kid in the 1980s. Now on the verge of his 40th birthday, Carl — with the help of his sister (Nicolette Sweeney) and best friend (Faleolo Alailima) — sets out to reunite with the alleged visitor and prove that humans are not alone in the universe.
Aside from paying tribute to the likes of Arthur C. Clarke and Steven Spielberg, Skyman is very much a nod to Myrick's childhood in Florida when he formed a "goofy UFO club" with his friends.
"It was in the late ‘70s/early 80s when UFOs and Bigfoot and things like the Bermuda Triangle were all the rage," he tells SYFY WIRE. "Me and my friends did a lot of research on abductions and whatnot. This ended up resonating with me and years later, I wanted to create this hybrid character that tapped into and was inspired by a lot of those stories."
SYFY WIRE has an exclusive first look at the movie, which opens at select drive-ins next week. For some context, Carl sets up a communication beacon with an expensive magnet to amplify the signal. What happens next may (in the words of Willy Wonka) defy explanation.
In 1987, just days after his 10th birthday, Carl Merryweather rocked the local news community when he claimed he was visited by an extraterrestrial life form. Despite other alleged sightings reported that same evening, skeptical authorities shrugged off the claims. Now, almost three obsessive decades later, Carl is set on a mission to reunite with the being he calls ‘the Skyman’ to not only prove the skeptics wrong but to ultimately find his own true sense of purpose. Through first-hand home videos interwoven with news footage and interviews, Skyman is a bold and compelling study of the fascinating and unquestioning world of UFO subculture.
Starring: Michael Selle, Nicolette Sweeney, Faleolo Alailima
Available at drive-ins on June 30th and on VOD July 7th.
CONTINUE READING: www.syfy.com/syfywire/skyman-daniel-myrick-exclusive-clip
SKYMAN
by Josh Weiss / www.syfy.com/author/josh-weiss
Jun 25, 2020
Skyman
Credit: Gravitas Ventures
Skyman: UFO hijinks abound in exclusive clip for latest film from Blair Witch Project director
The Blair Witch Project director Daniel Myrick is back in the found footage ballpark with Skyman, an ersatz documentary about UFOs and close encounters. Michael Selle stars as Carl Merryweather, a man who claims to have met an alien (or "Skyman") in the southern California desert when he was a kid in the 1980s. Now on the verge of his 40th birthday, Carl — with the help of his sister (Nicolette Sweeney) and best friend (Faleolo Alailima) — sets out to reunite with the alleged visitor and prove that humans are not alone in the universe.
Aside from paying tribute to the likes of Arthur C. Clarke and Steven Spielberg, Skyman is very much a nod to Myrick's childhood in Florida when he formed a "goofy UFO club" with his friends.
"It was in the late ‘70s/early 80s when UFOs and Bigfoot and things like the Bermuda Triangle were all the rage," he tells SYFY WIRE. "Me and my friends did a lot of research on abductions and whatnot. This ended up resonating with me and years later, I wanted to create this hybrid character that tapped into and was inspired by a lot of those stories."
SYFY WIRE has an exclusive first look at the movie, which opens at select drive-ins next week. For some context, Carl sets up a communication beacon with an expensive magnet to amplify the signal. What happens next may (in the words of Willy Wonka) defy explanation.
In 1987, just days after his 10th birthday, Carl Merryweather rocked the local news community when he claimed he was visited by an extraterrestrial life form. Despite other alleged sightings reported that same evening, skeptical authorities shrugged off the claims. Now, almost three obsessive decades later, Carl is set on a mission to reunite with the being he calls ‘the Skyman’ to not only prove the skeptics wrong but to ultimately find his own true sense of purpose. Through first-hand home videos interwoven with news footage and interviews, Skyman is a bold and compelling study of the fascinating and unquestioning world of UFO subculture.
Starring: Michael Selle, Nicolette Sweeney, Faleolo Alailima
Available at drive-ins on June 30th and on VOD July 7th.
CONTINUE READING: www.syfy.com/syfywire/skyman-daniel-myrick-exclusive-clip