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ET Contact: They Are Here

Name: ET Contact: They Are Here
Director: Caroline Cory
Released: 2017
Duration: 97 min

Representation Score

5.4/10

Fair

2017

TV-PG

Director

Caroline Cory

Runtime

97 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

The film serves as a thematic disruption of conventional Western knowledge systems. Instead of focusing on identity politics, it centers on challenging established scientific and religious certainties through a global lens. While it does not delve into the the way different parts of someone's identity overlap of individual identities, it achieves a moderate score by expanding beyond local viewpoints. The investigation into human origins reflects a progressive leaning toward secular and global perspectives. Ultimately, the documentary’s diversity lies in its intellectual framework rather than its social representation, emphasizing the deconstruction of institutional knowledge over specific demographic narratives.

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Category Breakdown

Does ET Contact: They Are Here have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The documentary does not include specific LGBTQ+ character arcs or queer-coded narratives. It avoids derogatory clichés but does not intentionally represent LGBTQ+ individuals in its exploration of extraterrestrial contact.

How does ET Contact: They Are Here portray gender?

Fair

Host and producer Caroline Cory offers a female-led perspective in a genre usually dominated by men. However, the film does not explicitly examine gendered power structures or hierarchies.

How racially and ethnically diverse is ET Contact: They Are Here?

Fair

The film includes stories from people around the globe, indicating a broad scope. This may help break the typical Anglo-centric focus seen in Western paranormal media, although detailed information about contributors is limited.

How does ET Contact: They Are Here represent religion and culture?

Good

The narrative questions traditional Western religious and scientific beliefs by presenting the unexplained through scientific inquiry. It encourages a secular outlook on human origins and religious doctrines.

Does ET Contact: They Are Here include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no indication of neurodivergent individuals or people with physical disabilities being included in this documentary.

Present on Screen

Features a female-led perspective through host and producer Caroline Cory.
Employs a global scope by documenting accounts from individuals worldwide.
Challenges traditional Western religious and scientific dogmas through secular inquiry.

Limited or Absent

Lacks intentional LGBTQ+ character arcs or queer-coded narrative elements.
Does not explicitly address or subvert gendered power dynamics.
Provides no evidence of representation for neurodivergent or disabled individuals.

Official Synopsis

ET CONTACT: THEY ARE HERE documents the jaw-dropping stories of individuals from around the world who share similar accounts of extraterrestrial and otherworldly encounters. Producer and host Caroline Cory, who has her own extensive history with the supernatural, takes the viewers on an extraordinary journey to uncover whether these seemingly independent yet parallel reports may actually be scientific evidence of a greater phenomenon at work. Through a series of groundbreaking on-camera experiments on human DNA, and interviews with leading scientists, viewers will find themselves pondering the nature of their own reality or yet the true origin of the human species. ET CONTACT may ultimately show that the traditionally unexplained is, in fact, far more attributable to science than fiction. NOTE: This film has been released in some territories under the title: "Among Us".

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