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Moment of Contact, director James Fox's follow-up to the 2020 hit, The Phenomenon, is an exploration of extraterrestrial encounters centered on a series of events in 1996 when citizens of Varginha, Brazil, reported seeing a UFO crash and one or more strange creatures. Several locals, including a group of girls ranging in age from 14-21, had a close encounter with a being described as about 4 feet tall, with brown oily skin, a large head and huge red eyes. The town of Varginha was cordoned off by military and emergency response teams and two creatures were captured. Local military policeman Marco Cherese died under mysterious circumstances after allegedly handling one of the creatures. Fox’s documentary features interviews with key eyewitnesses, experts and officials, including nuclear physicist and professional ufologist Stanton Friedman, Brazilian Air Force General Jose Carlos Pereira and Brazilian ufologist Ademar Jose Gevaerd.
Original Release
10/18/2022
US Release
10/18/2022
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| James Fox | Self - Director / Filmmaker |
| Marco Aurelio Leal | Self - Brazilian Researcher |
| Cinthya Covo Leão | Self - Psychologist |
| Humberto Leão | Self - Military Police, São Paulo |
| Fernanda Pires | Self - Field Translator |
| Vérdi Lúcio Melo | Self - Mayor, Varginha |
| Oralina de Freitas | Self - Castilho Farm UFO Witness |
| Eurico de Freitas | Self - Castilho Farm UFO Witness |
| Nyei Nadeia | Self - Reporter, TV Princesa |
| Liliane Silva | Self - Witnessed the Varginha Creature |
Directors
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| James Fox | Self - Director / Filmmaker |
| Marco Aurelio Leal | Self - Brazilian Researcher |
| Cinthya Covo Leão | Self - Psychologist |
| Humberto Leão | Self - Military Police, São Paulo |
| Fernanda Pires | Self - Field Translator |
| Vérdi Lúcio Melo | Self - Mayor, Varginha |
| Oralina de Freitas | Self - Castilho Farm UFO Witness |
| Eurico de Freitas | Self - Castilho Farm UFO Witness |
| Nyei Nadeia | Self - Reporter, TV Princesa |
| Liliane Silva | Self - Witnessed the Varginha Creature |
| Luíza Silva | Self - Mother of Liliane and Valquíria |
| Marco Antonio Petit | Self - Brazilian Researcher |
| Cesário Lincoln Furtado | Self - Doctor Who Tended to Marco Chereze |
| Marta Tavares | Self - Sister of Marco Chereze |
| Joaquim Ribeiro da Costa | Self - Military Police Corporal (Ret.) |
| Romulo A. Ribeiro | Self - Lawyer & Joaquim's Son |
| Eric Lopes | Self - Chereze's Commanding Officer Who Helped Captured the Varginha Creature |
| Carlos Líberi | Self - 2nd Lieutenant, Brazilian Army Reserves |
| José Marcos Moreira | Self - Cardiologist, Varginha |
| Jose Carlos Pereira | Self - Lieutenant Brigadier, Brazilian Air Force |
Clips
Moment Of Contact: Occupants
Moment Of Contact: What Is The Varginha Incident?
