John Was Trying to Contact Aliens

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]

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

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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