Memory: The Origins of Alien

Before Alien, there was Starbeast. Before Starbeast, there was… Memory.

The untold origin story behind Ridley Scott's Alien - rooted in Greek and Egyptian mythologies, underground comics, the art of Francis Bacon, and the dark visions of Dan O'Bannon and H.R. Giger. A contemplation on the symbiotic collaborative process of movie-making, the power of myth, and our collective unconscious.

Documentary

Ronald Shusett

(Self)

Roger Christian

(Self)

Ivor Powell

(Self)

Terry Rawlings

(Self)

Tom Skerritt

(Self)

Veronica Cartwright

(Self)

Roger Corman

(Self)

Gary Sherman

(Self)

Carmen Scheifele-Giger

(Self)

Clarke Wolfe

(Self)

Diane O'Bannon

(Self)

Adam Egypt Mortimer

(Self)

Ben Mankiewicz

(Self)

William Linn

(Self)

Henry Jenkins

(Self)

Axelle Carolyn

(Self)

Tim Boxell

(Self)

Bijan Aalam

(Self)

Linda Rich

(Furies)

Rhoda Pell

(Furies)

Mickey Faerch

(Greek-speaking Furie)

Shannon Muchow

((voice))

Ridley Scott

(Self (archival footage))

Dan O'Bannon

(Self (archival footage))

H. R. Giger

(Self (archival footage))

Francis Bacon

(Self - Artist (archive footage))