Beyond the Sky (film)

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Beyond the Sky
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Directed byFulvio Sestito
Screenplay by
  • Marc Porterfield
  • Rob Warren Thomas
Story by
  • Rebecca Berrih
  • Fulvio Sestito
  • Rob Warren Thomas
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyChris Saul
Edited by
  • Zach Scott
Music by Don Davis
Production
company
Elysian Fields Entertainment
Distributed by RLJE Films
Release date
  • September 21, 2018 (2018-09-21)
Running time
82 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Beyond the Sky is a 2018 American science fiction film written and directed by Fulvio Sestito in his directorial debut. The film stars Ryan Carnes, Jordan Hinson, Claude Duhamel, Martin Sensmeier, Don Stark, Peter Stormare, and Dee Wallace. It was acquired by RLJE Films in 2018 [1] and was released on September 21, 2018. [2] [3] The working title was FMS-False Memory Syndrome. [4]

Contents

Plot

The film follows a documentary filmmaker and his crew as they seek to expose the lies of alien abductees and their encounter with a young woman whose dark secret leads them to uncover a disturbing truth. [5] [6]

Cast

Production and release

Beyond the Sky is Sestito's debut feature film. [7] Filming was completed in Los Angeles, California and various locations in Arizona and New Mexico. [8] [9]

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