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Alien abduction movies have a long history, with plenty of room for creativity. Mostly playing with the suspense and mystery of the pilots of UFOs. Now the topic is being revisited in a thrilling direction with Cosmic Dawn! Cranked Up Films brings us the official synopsis, as well as the trailer, below.
The synopsis reads, “After witnessing an alien abduction as a child (and subsequently being told she’s crazy for most of her life) Aurora, now a young woman, joins the UFO cult The Cosmic Dawn after discovering a book written by the group’s leader, Elyse. Aurora’s time at the cult’s remote island compound is marked by miraculous revelations, consciousness-expanding flowers, and a burgeoning friendship with Tom, the resident cook. When a fellow cult member starts to display increasingly bizarre behavior, Aurora begins to question Elyse’s sanity (and her own) and starts looking for a way out.
Years later, after the dissolution of the cult, Aurora has moved on with her life. She leads a quiet and seemingly normal life. But when Elyse resurfaces in a mysterious video, Aurora is forced to confront her past. Together with Tom, she pursues the ultimate truth about The Cosmic Dawn. Does Elyse really have access to another dimension? Or do her prophesies truly point to mass suicide amongst the surviving cult members?”
Cosmic Dawn was written and directed by Jefferson Moneo and is his second full-length directorial feature, his first being the 2014 crime drama Big Muddy. Starring in the film as Aurora is Camille Row, who’s previous roles include Serena in 2020’s Knuckledust and Tina in 2021’s The Deep House, an underwater thriller. Starring opposite as the cult leader Elyse is Antonia Zegers, whose previous roles include Olivia Fernández in the 2019 series La Jauría and Pamela Rodríguez in the 2019 series Dignity. Joshua Burge, whose previous roles include Gus in the 2021 series Bad Vibes and Abbie in 2018’s Relaxer, will play Aurora’s love interest, Tom. Finally, Emmanuelle Chriqui, who’s previous roles include Lana Lang Cushing in Superman and Lois, will be Aurora’s friend Natalie.
The score of the film is helmed by Alan Howarth, who’s many film credits include the Halloween franchise, They Live and Big Trouble in Little China. The film will also feature original music from Andrew VanWyngarden of indie rock band MGMT. The film was picked up by levelFILM and Cranked Up for distribution in North America. In an interview with Deadline, Moneo had this to say about the deal.
“Cosmic Dawn was shaped by an extraterrestrial encounter I had as a child. Like Aurora in the film, no one believed my story. But perhaps recent revelations will start to change people’s minds. Aliens are out there — and they are real!”
Whether or not the idea of aliens being real is exciting is entirely up to you. But after looking at this trailer, I think we can all agree that there are bad apples in every group, including fans of UFOs. Cosmic Dawn will be in theaters and On Demand February 11, 2022.
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