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MEMORY - THE ORIGINS OF ALIEN
In 2019, Ridley Scott’s ALIEN celebrates the 40th Anniversary of its theatrical release. Alexandre O. Philippes documentary reveals the chilling, untold origins of Ridley Scott’s cinematic masterpiece. ALIEN is rooted in Greek and Egyptian mythology, underground comics, parasitology, H.P. Lovecraft’s weird fiction, the art of Francis Bacon, and the symbiotic genius of writer Dan O’Bannon, designer H.R. Giger, and, of course, director Ridley Scott. Uncovering a treasure trove of unreleased materials from the O’Bannon and Giger estates, Philippe’s film delivers an entrancingly cinematic take on one of Hollywood’s most beloved and iconic shockers.
Meet the director
Alexandre O. Philippe
Alexandre O. Philippe is a Swiss film director best known for the documentary films DOC OF THE DEAD, THE PEOPLE VS. GEORGE LUCAS, and the 2017 post-modern documentary examination of the Psycho shower scene directed by Alfred Hitchcock entitled 78/52 which premiered at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival. Philippe is Creative Director and co-owner of Denver-based Cinema Vertige and his most recent commissioned work for the City of Denver garnered four Heartland Emmy Awards.