Project Detail

Strange Lights

Synopsis

On a winter's night in 1980, American servicemen stationed at an RAF base, witnessed some 'unexplained lights' in Rendlesham Forest. The incident has since become Britain's most famous UFO mystery with abounding rumours of conspiracies and cover-ups. Some argue that the incident was a hoax whilst others believe that the forest is a doorway to another dimension.

Maintaining a balance between celebration and criticality, this film revisits the forest, thirty years later, in search of similarly 'inexplicable' events.

Details

Year
2010
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
8 mins 08 secs
Format
Digital Stills
Director
Joe King, Rosie Pedlow
Producer
Joe King, Rosie Pedlow
Editor
Joe King, Rosie Pedlow
Director of Photography
Joe King, Rosie Pedlow
Sound
Joe King, Rosie Pedlow
Composer
Joe King

Production Status

Production Company

FOLK///projects

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