Calling All Earthlings Movie

CALLING ALL EARTHLINGS MOVIE

Filmmaker Jonathan Berman talks with Big Blend Radio about his film Calling All Earthlings that explores the The Integratron, a mid-century dome near Joshua Tree in the Mojave Desert, that was created by one-time Howard Hughes confidante, George Van Tassel.

George Van Tassel claimed to have combined extraterrestrial guidance with the work of inventor/physicist Nikola Tesla and other alternative scientists, to build an electromagnetic time machine he dubbed “The Integratron.” Was he deluded? Or could the dome actually break through the boundaries of space, time, and energy?

FBI agents try to halt the growing army of outliers who gather in the desert to create a threatening reality on the edge of the midcentury American Dream. An empathetic enquiry into an archetypical countercultural movement, the story is told by relatives, neighbors, skeptics, believers, scientists, healers, artists, and historians, including Dr. Kevin Starr, the preeminent historian of California; Eric Burdon, musician and area resident, and futurists JJ and Desiree Hurtak.

Jonathan Berman’s documentaries explore third places, those beyond home or work. Previous work includes The Shvitz (The Steambath) and Commune. More at www.CallingAllEarthlingsMovie.com.  

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