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.
Direction
Philippe treats documentary like cosmic horror itself.
Production
Giger's sketchbooks deserve their own religion.
Director
Alexandre O. Philippe
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
O'Bannon originally called it 'Starbeast' — studio execs hated it, but the title survived as a character name in the script's early drafts.
The documentary reveals how Egyptian Book of the Dead imagery directly influenced Giger's xenomorph design — death as birth, literally.
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