Moment of Contact

James Fox sets the benchmark for communicating on this topic with the way that he works like a dog to find the key witnesses and put them front of the camera, and then just lets them have their say. The witnesses are numerous and diverse, and together plot out in detail what appears to have been a crash of an anomalous craft and capture of the beings that occupied it. All of the witnesses seem like ordinary, honest people with no reason to lie. In one situation there were even three witnesses who testified about what they had seen together.

Like many people who have started following this topic in the last couple of years I'm nowhere near ready to make conclusions, but the evidence that there is a core of reality to this topic is now piled pretty high.

Updating my review from at 7 to a 9. I've re-watched this movie a few times now and I think my review below is a little harsh. I think we all expect too much from an evidence perspective. This is an excellent testimony-based account of something non-human that really happened. I commend James on his diligence and perseverance here. I stick by my assessment that it could've been a bit shorter, but I do understand the desire for the dramatic background music, etc...

The moment of this film that haunts me is the description of the being crying like a baby.

This is absolutely worth a watch. Something happened in Varginha that, if provable via video evidence, will change our civilization permanently.

James, I personally apologize for the harshness of my initial review - my expectations were too high.

Original review: Just another bunch of eye witness testimony and questionable imagery. It was intriguing and moderately entertaining, but there's really nothing new to see here. All of these alien encounter documentaries are fascinating, but not really ground breaking in any way. I do appreciate the efforts to revisit such historic events like this, but the same old formulaic format is getting pretty stale. I'm sure it's significantly difficult to put enough footage together for a full length film, but this documentary could've easily been less than 30 minutes and still just as entertaining. I'm also certain that some of these folks in Brazil actually witnessed something unexplainable. Maybe one day we'll know more, but not today. Thanks for the efforts.

This is a very well constructed documentary. If you don't know anything about this case, I recommend you to search for some news before watching it ( there's a documentary made by Marco Antonio Petit where you can see all the authorities worried about the incident but still trying to hide the facts of what the citizens saw those days). Only people who already heard about this history knows that it's a joke all around the country (not because there isn't facts, but because Varginha is a very small city and everyone thinks that a "creature" would not appear there). Fox show us several facts and witnesses clearly shocked by what occurred. If you didn't like it you probably don't understand how our country works, and how our people is really emotional and although we are a poor country, we don't need your attention, we don't want money. We just want to share with the world the events and why we are so impacted by them. There are several people who is trying to forget what they saw until today, and making fun about it don't help at all. It is serious, and it really happened.

The documentary is valid to whet our curiosity and mobilize humanity to demand more information from the authorities. It's amazing how the US is always involved in ufology matters. I live in Brazil, I was in Varginha and the people are afraid to talk about it. It could have been a hoax to develop tourism in the region or a real third-degree close contact.

It is impressive that after the improvement of smartphones with excellent cameras, the appearance of UFOs and other supernatural phenomena ceased. We know that there are confidentiality agreements between Brazil and the USA regarding national security matters.

The subject of "Moment of Contact" documentary deserves as much attention as the Roswell incident. The convincing testimonies of people who are not UFO enthusiasts always adds to the credibility. However, the low-budget documentaries always lack convincing credibility. To be more persuasive, input from experts and a thorough examination of scientific theories (such "theories" are researched and not what is the popular meaning of the word "theory") with evidence is needed. Among them, a preexisting article by Jennifer Chu of MIT News, titled "A Sign That Aliens Could Stink", which discusses a potential indicator of extraterrestrial life, would have added certain value to the film but was not included.

The documentary, "Moment of Contact", deserved more funding and post-production efforts. Despite this, it remains a significant film for not only UFO enthusiasts.