A dramatic comedy about a 90s photo lab technician who must overcome her fear of social seclusion by sharing her proof of aliens, in order to live her truth.
Cinora Films
• Scots Language • Fiction • 90s time period
Plot Summary
In the 90s, Aurora, a photo lab tech, faces societal pressure for being unconventional. She avoids confrontation by retreating to the darkroom. One day, amid rumours of aliens in the town, she and her colleague, Angus, begin to discover UFOs in the customer photos. The rumours could be true, and Aurora may have caught her own, clear, alien photo too. Should she avoid humiliation and keep it a secret, or share her truth with the world? Can she keep the secret, when there are strange figures in town?
Why Scotland, Aliens & Film Photos?
In 1993 Scotland experienced a high amount of reported UFO sightings. The mania swept the locals, made the newspapers and attracted tourists chasing their own encounter. Sadly the real story ended in ridicule and disappointment, just shy of an international surge of interest in aliens in the mid 90s. With this film we want to explore this moment in Scotland’s history through a daunting decision: keep quiet and assure you’ll never be humiliated, or tell your story and potentially change the world.