Documentary

The Prophet and the Space Aliens

“The Prophet and The Space Aliens” follows Rael, who after an alleged encounter with extraterrestrials – that appointed him the “last prophet” – became the founder and leader of the world’s biggest UFO religion.

Data

Category: Documentary
Financing: Minority coproduction
Format: DCP, 100 Min
Funding Film Institute: 100.000 €
Share of Austrian production costs: 51 %
Share of total production costs: 14 %
Television investment: 85.000 €
Co-production: Yoav Shamir Films (IL, 71%)
International funding: Rabinovitch Fund
Funding program: ÖFI
Days of shooting: 72
Funding institutions Austria: Filminstitut

Credits

Production: WILDart FILM e.U.
Producer Austria: Ebba Sinzinger, Vincent Lucassen
Director: Yoav Shamir
Script-concept: Yoav Shamir
DOP: Tanya Aizikovich
Sound design: Hjalti Bager Jonathansson
Production manager: Ebba Sinzinger
German Title: The Prophet and the Space Aliens
Television investment: ORF (Film/Fernseh-Abkommen), KAN (IPBC), Radio Canada, VPRO (NL)