I’m delighted to announce the online premiere of UFO Diary today on Vimeo. Our official press release is below. I hope you enjoy the film!
UFO DIARY, EPIC SCI-FI SHORT FILM, DEBUTS ON VIMEO, BRINGS WWII LA AIR RAID TO LIFE
Los Angeles, CA (February 22, 2016) The epic WWII sci-fi short film UFO DIARY premieres on Vimeo today, Monday, Feb. 22nd, 2016, in advance of the anniversary of the Great Los Angeles Air Raid. Highly anticipated, UFO DIARY is the first sci-fi film depicting the Feb. 25th, 1942 air raid – one of the most famous UFO incidents in history. Featuring stunning VFX by artists from ILM and Weta Digital, UFO DIARY brings a historical controversy to life, and was recently featured in American Cinematographer.
LOGLINE: In UFO DIARY, two Women’s Army Corps officers in the early days of WWII fight off an alien invasion of Los Angeles, becoming the unlikely heroines of one of the most famous UFO incidents in history.
BACKGROUND: Directed by Folio Eddie Award-winner Jason Apuzzo and edited by Emmy Award-winner Mitch Danton, UFO DIARY recreates the Great LA Air Raid of WWII. In the early morning hours of Feb. 25th, 1942, wartime Los Angeles flew into a panic when an ominous, saucer-like object flew over the city – touching off a massive anti-aircraft barrage. Over 100,000 Angelenos witnessed the incident, and the Army fired over 1400 shells into the night sky. Despite the intense barrage, however, no aircraft wreckage was ever recovered – inspiring America’s first major UFO controversy, a full five years before Roswell.
UFO DIARY also takes a timely look at women in the military. The film stars Govindini Murty and Rachel Newell as two Women’s Army Corps officers who defy gender stereotypes to fight for their country during WWII. With the U.S. Armed Forces recently opening all combat positions to females, UFO DIARY’s message of women’s empowerment in the Army is more timely now than ever.
UFO DIARY features cutting-edge VFX by artists Kiel Figgins (Avengers: Age of Ultron), Sean Dollins (Prometheus), Rini Sugianto (The Hobbit), Antony Vannapho (The Twilight Saga), Delano Athias (Deadpool), Bren Wilson (Paradise Lost), Shun Kim, Justin Albers, and other talented artists.
In addition to American Cinematographer, UFO DIARY has been featured at The Huffington Post and the Alliance of Women Film Journalists website.
About Jason Apuzzo: Writer-Director Jason Apuzzo is a USC Cinema School graduate, who was mentored by director Irvin Kershner (The Empire Strikes Back). Jason is also a Folio Eddie Award-winning writer whose work has been published in American Cinematographer, The Atlantic, The Huffington Post, and The Los Angeles Times. Jason has appeared on CBS’ Inside Edition, CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360, Wolf Blitzer’s The Situation Room, Headline News’ Showbiz Tonight and other networks to discuss film.
About Govindini Murty: Producer-actress Govindini Murty is committed to creating women-led sci-fi films that will help to redress Hollywood’s gender imbalance. Govindini produced and acted in UFO DIARY and has several other women-led sci-fi film projects in development. Govindini’s writing on film has been published in The Atlantic, The Huffington Post, and other sites. Govindini has also appeared on ABC (as co-host of At the Movies with Ebert and Roeper), AMC, CNN, and MSNBC, as well as on the BBC, and many international networks.
American Cinematographer article on the making of UFO DIARY:
http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac0116/?ap=1#/16
Huffington Post article on UFO DIARY and women in sci-fi:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/…/why-should-women-have-a-v_b…
UFO DIARY Facebook page with almost 7000 page likes and 24,000 combined post likes:
https://www.facebook.com/ufodiary/
Posted on February 22nd, 2016 at 8:00am.
