23 January 2020 Factual 16 mins
John Shepherd spent 30 years trying to contact extraterrestrials by broadcasting music millions of miles into space. After giving up the search, he makes a different connection here on earth.
Watch the official John Was Trying to Contact Aliens 2020 trailer in HD below.
John Shepherd as Self
Matthew Killip Producer
France 20 August 2020
Romania 23 January 2020
Singapore 20 August 2020
United States 20 August 2020
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