{"id":239,"date":"2016-07-02T13:36:52","date_gmt":"2016-07-02T13:36:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/melbourneindiefilmfestival.com\/festival\/?p=239"},"modified":"2016-07-12T03:51:01","modified_gmt":"2016-07-12T03:51:01","slug":"ufo-truth-search-documentary-thought-provoking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/melbourneindiefilmfestival.com\/festival\/ufo-truth-search-documentary-thought-provoking\/","title":{"rendered":"Feature Documentary: Cosmic Whistleblowers + Shorts! IS THIS REAL LIFE? THOUGHT PROVOKING DOCUMENTARIES &#038; SHORTS!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Feature Documentary: Cosmic Whistleblowers + Shorts! IS THIS REAL LIFE? THOUGHT PROVOKING DOCUMENTARIES &amp; SHORTS!<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #888888;\">Feature Documentary:<\/span> <\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/melbourneindiefilmfestival.com\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/cosmic-whistleblowers-melbourne-indie-festival.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-383\" alt=\"cosmic whistleblowers melbourne indie festival\" src=\"http:\/\/melbourneindiefilmfestival.com\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/cosmic-whistleblowers-melbourne-indie-festival.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"http:\/\/melbourneindiefilmfestival.com\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/cosmic-whistleblowers-melbourne-indie-festival.jpg 400w, http:\/\/melbourneindiefilmfestival.com\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/cosmic-whistleblowers-melbourne-indie-festival-214x300.jpg 214w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<h2><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Cosmic Whistleblowers (UK, USA)<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2>Director: Simon Sharman<\/h2>\n<h2>Cosmic Whistleblowers (CW) is a story of one man&#8217;s journey in search of truth on one of the great mysteries of our time, UFOs.<\/h2>\n<h2>We follow director Simon Sharman on his quest for answers against all odds, with unprecedented access to some the biggest experts in the field. Starting out in search of the last living witnesses to the infamous Roswell incident of 1947 the narrative changes direction as US politics clashes with the UFO subject, before taking a deeper look at some of the UFO investigators themselves.<\/h2>\n<h2>Along the way Sharman finds himself in the middle of controversial new evidence that becomes the biggest story in ufology of the last 20 years, resulting in a transformational moment that touches the UFO community the world over.<\/h2>\n<h2>The director becomes an unwitting passenger in what becomes a story of broken dreams, subculture celebrity and the power of social media in a world where deception is the name of the game.<\/h2>\n<h2>Trailer:<\/h2>\n<h2>https:\/\/vimeo.com\/139291590<\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>Short Films:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/melbourneindiefilmfestival.com\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/bird-carver-melbourne-indie-film-festival.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-386\" alt=\"bird carver - melbourne indie film festival\" src=\"http:\/\/melbourneindiefilmfestival.com\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/bird-carver-melbourne-indie-film-festival.jpg\" width=\"798\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"http:\/\/melbourneindiefilmfestival.com\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/bird-carver-melbourne-indie-film-festival.jpg 798w, http:\/\/melbourneindiefilmfestival.com\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/bird-carver-melbourne-indie-film-festival-300x155.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 798px) 100vw, 798px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Bird Carver (Canada)<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2>Director: Madeleine Cohen<\/h2>\n<h2>Steven Valleau has been a professional bird carver for thirty years, most of them spent at the Wendell Gilley Museum in Southwest Harbor, Maine. In this understated film, Valleau shows us that even the quiet and passionate pursuit of a solitary art such as his can take a surprising toll on the lives of those around him. Providing poignant glimpses into an artists\u2019 life, as well as the nature of obsession, BIRD CARVER shows us how time can be purposefully, beautifully, and sometimes dangerously spent.<\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/melbourneindiefilmfestival.com\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Diary-of-a-girl-melbourne-indie-film-festival.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-387\" alt=\"Diary of a girl melbourne indie film festival\" src=\"http:\/\/melbourneindiefilmfestival.com\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Diary-of-a-girl-melbourne-indie-film-festival.jpg\" width=\"798\" height=\"447\" srcset=\"http:\/\/melbourneindiefilmfestival.com\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Diary-of-a-girl-melbourne-indie-film-festival.jpg 798w, http:\/\/melbourneindiefilmfestival.com\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Diary-of-a-girl-melbourne-indie-film-festival-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 798px) 100vw, 798px\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Diary of a Girl (USA)<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2>Director: Sara Marandi<\/h2>\n<h2>Cast: Pilar Moraga<\/h2>\n<h2>Diary of a Girl was inspired by a desire to take the road less traveled. It\u2019s a visceral journey into a tactile world and ultimately the experience of exploring a new land, seen through the eyes of a photographer. Set in a vibrant, colorful land our heroine immerses herself in a world of the unknown, weaving through the stalls of peculiar food and eccentric wares and past the beguiling faces of a unique nation.<\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/melbourneindiefilmfestival.com\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/3-minutes-short-film-melbourne-indie-film-festival.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-385\" alt=\"3 minutes short film melbourne indie film festival\" src=\"http:\/\/melbourneindiefilmfestival.com\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/3-minutes-short-film-melbourne-indie-film-festival.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"636\" srcset=\"http:\/\/melbourneindiefilmfestival.com\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/3-minutes-short-film-melbourne-indie-film-festival.jpg 450w, http:\/\/melbourneindiefilmfestival.com\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/3-minutes-short-film-melbourne-indie-film-festival-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>3 Minutes (AUSTRALIA)<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2>Director: Shannon Browning<\/h2>\n<h2>Cast: Lauren Hamilton Neil, Joseph Westwood<\/h2>\n<h2>Three minutes isn\u2019t a long amount of time. But when it\u2019s filled with everything you can\u2019t say, it can be an eternity. Ashley and Dane feel the pressure of all the words that are left unspoken, as they wait to see the results of a home pregnancy test.<\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>When<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2>Monday, 11 July 2016 from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM (AEST)<\/h2>\n<h2><strong>Where<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2>Cinema Space at The Loop Project &#8211; 23 Meyers Place, Melbourne, Victoria 3000<\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; text-align: left;\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/eventbrite.com.au\/tickets-external?eid=26222406925&amp;ref=etckt\" height=\"214\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"5\" marginheight=\"5\" scrolling=\"auto\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 10px; padding: 5px 0 5px; margin: 2px; width: 100%; text-align: left;\"><a class=\"powered-by-eb\" style=\"color: #dddddd; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.eventbrite.com.au\/r\/etckt\" target=\"_blank\">Powered by Eventbrite<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Feature Documentary: Cosmic Whistleblowers + Shorts! IS THIS REAL LIFE? THOUGHT PROVOKING DOCUMENTARIES &amp; SHORTS! Feature Documentary: Cosmic Whistleblowers (UK, USA) Director: Simon Sharman Cosmic Whistleblowers (CW) is a story of one man&#8217;s journey in search of truth on one of the great mysteries of our time, UFOs. We follow director Simon Sharman on his &hellip; <\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link block-button\" href=\"http:\/\/melbourneindiefilmfestival.com\/festival\/ufo-truth-search-documentary-thought-provoking\/\">Continue reading &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":383,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[40,4,3,1],"tags":[33,24,20,27,22,28,25,23,10,19,18,8,17,7,5,14,12,16,9,15,13,11,43,44,31,6,32,21,42,30],"class_list":["post-239","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-festival-program-2016","category-latest-news","category-melbourne-indie-news","category-uncategorized","tag-articles","tag-enter-your-film","tag-feature-films","tag-festival-programme","tag-festival-submissions","tag-festival-tickets","tag-film-competition","tag-film-entries","tag-film-events","tag-film-events-australia","tag-film-events-melbourne","tag-film-festival-australia","tag-film-festival-event","tag-film-festival-melbourne","tag-film-festivals","tag-independent-filmmakers","tag-independent-films","tag-indie-cinema","tag-indie-film-festival","tag-indie-film-industry","tag-indie-filmmakers","tag-indie-films","tag-melbourne-cbd","tag-melbourne-city","tag-melbourne-events","tag-melbourne-indie-film-festival","tag-press","tag-short-films","tag-to-do-melbourne","tag-whats-on-melbourne","nodate"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/melbourneindiefilmfestival.com\/festival\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/melbourneindiefilmfestival.com\/festival\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/melbourneindiefilmfestival.com\/festival\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/melbourneindiefilmfestival.com\/festival\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/melbourneindiefilmfestival.com\/festival\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=239"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"http:\/\/melbourneindiefilmfestival.com\/festival\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":389,"href":"http:\/\/melbourneindiefilmfestival.com\/festival\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239\/revisions\/389"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/melbourneindiefilmfestival.com\/festival\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/383"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/melbourneindiefilmfestival.com\/festival\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=239"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/melbourneindiefilmfestival.com\/festival\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=239"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/melbourneindiefilmfestival.com\/festival\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=239"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}