Calling E.T.
This essayistic film is a thought experiment; what if we make contact with our galactic neighbours? Should (or can) we speak as one world?
Just imagine that we were to get in touch with our galactic neighbours.. There is a small group of scientists and diplomats who are seriously taking this unlikely scenario into account. Their life is spent looking for signals from extraterrestrial civilisations and wondering how we, earthlings, should present ourselves if we were to make real contact. There is a protocol for the big moment. The wish to speak as one world. But will we manage to do that?
Theatrical release Cinema Delicatessen / Best of IDFA on Tour 2009/ nominated at Portobello Filmfestival London 2010/ TopTen Cologne international Film & Television Conference 2009/ SXSW festival 2009 / Most watched Dutch Docs on Hollanddoc 2009
Producer Zeppers Film. Co-production NPS and Plu Films. Supported by the Dutch Film Fund, the Dutch Cultural Broadcasting Fund and Cobo Fund.
With: Laurance Doyle, Jerry R. Ehman, Ernst Fasan, Michael Michaud, Paolo Musso, Alexander Ollongren, Seth Shostak, H. Paul Shuch, Jill C. Tarter, Douglas Vakoch, Dan Werthimer, Alexander Zaitsev.
CAMERA Rob Hodselmans SOUND Benny Jansen EDITOR Jos Driessen, Govert Janse COMPOSER, SOUND DESIGN Jeroen Goeijers EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Jaap van Hoewijk PRODUCER Frank van den Engel COMMISSIONING EDITOR NPS Annemiek van der Zanden SCRIPT COACH Eugenie Jansen PRODUCTION MANAGER RUSSIA Edwin Trommelen ASSISTANT RUSSIA Marina Drozdova SUBTITLES Erik Pezarro, Masja Novikova, Carla Kloet TRANSLATION Eva Mesker VOICE OVER Peter Bolhuis, Chip Bray THEREMIN PLAYER Wilco Botermans OFFLINE EDIT STUDIO Studio Vermeer GRADING Jef Grosfeld ONLINE Loods Lux & Lumen ARTWORK Kunny van der Ploeg PRODUCTION MANAGERS Willemijn Cerutti, Jorinde Soree ASSISTANT PRODUCER Charlotte Sarneel, Mara Mouwen.