MEMORY
<<We’ve recently learned the North American release of “Memory: The Origins of Alien” did not include subtitles for the Ancient Greek spoken in the opening sequence of the film. We have communicated with the distributors and have been informed digital media will be corrected and replaced. We have requested the remaining inventory not be sold and a disc exchange be employed.>>
A contemplation on the symbiotic collaborative process of moviemaking, the power of myth, and the collective unconscious, Memory – The Origins of Alien unearths the largely untold origin story behind Ridley Scott’s cinematic masterpiece, and reveals a treasure trove of never-before-seen materials from the O’Bannon and Giger archives – including original story notes, rejected designs and storyboards, exclusive behind-the-scenes footage, and Dan’s original 29 page script from 1971, titled Memory.
Bridging the ancient world with Ridley Scott’s complex futuristic universe through a mix of distinctly low-fi VHS aesthetic and stunning 4k Cinemascope aspect ratio footage, Memory boldly goes where no film essay has gone before, to deliver a revealing and wholly original take on one of Hollywood’s most beloved and iconic shockers.
Festivals
MEMORY has screened at the following festivals:
Sundance Film Festival
Hong Kong IFF
CPH:DOX
BAFICI
Hawaii IFF
Istanbul IFF
Night Visions IFF
Imagine FF
Hot Docs
NorthWestFest
Winnipeg Cinematheque
Seattle IFF
Molodist Film Festival
Through the Looking Glass Festival
Munich IFF
BIFAN
Karlovy Vary IFF
Fantastic Zagreb IFF
Neuchâtel International Fantastic FF
Jerusalem FF
Melbourne IFF
MOTELX
Festival Européen du Film Fantastique de Strasbourg
IFF PACIFIC MERIDIAN
Sitges IFF
Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival