| Date | Theatre | City/State |
|---|---|---|
| May 8 | Coral Gables Cinema | Miami,FL |
| June 13 | The Alex | Glendale,CA |
| June 20 | Hello Lincoln | Phoenix,AZ |
| June 23–25 | The Guild | Albuquerque,NM |
| June 25 | Anderson Museum | Roswell,NM |
| June 27 | Texas Theatre | Dallas,TX |
| July 13 | The Hollywood Avondale | Aukland,NZ |
| July 23 | The Flix | Boise,ID |
| July TBD | Sie Film Center | Denver,CO |
| August 14-15 | Space Craft Festival | Pioneertown,CA |
| August 16 | Majestic Tempe | Tempe,AZ |
| August 18 | Music Box | Chicago,IL |
The hard-to-believe but one-hundred percent true story of the Unarius Academy of Science —an extraterrestrial-channeling spiritual school and self-healing community founded in El Cajon, California in the 1970s. Under the outlandish direction of its charismatic leader Ruth E. Norman, known to followers as “Archangel Uriel,” Unarius evolved from a fringe spiritual movement into a wildly prolific public access television staple of the 1980s. Director Jodi Wille (The Source Family) brings this singular American story to the screen with the same affectionate, wide-eyed fascination the subject demands.
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XTR, Diorama and SpectreVision Present, A Museum & Crane Production, In Association With The Front and Little Walnut, Executive Producers Bryn Mooser, Kathryn Everett, Tony Hsieh, Andy Hsieh, Lauren Cioffi, Matthew Perniciaro, Jimmy Goodmon, Kelsey Oluk, Nion McEvoy and Leslie Berriman, Jack Pearkes, Josh Braun, Ben Braun, Dan Braun, Matt Burke, Thalia Mavros, Robert Ganger, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, Elijah Wood, Daniel Noah, Lawrence Inglee, Co-Executive Producers Moby and Lindsay Hicks.
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Produced by Caryn Capotosto p.g.a. and Jodi Wille p.g.a., Directed by Jodi Wille.
Director: Jodi Wille
Jodi Wille is a filmmaker, curator, and book publisher recognized for her in-depth work exploring American subcultures and visionary artists. As a filmmaker Wille is known for The Source Family, a documentary about the charismatic leader of an LA commune in the 1970s. In addition to her work in film, Wille is an award-winning book publisher and author. She has also curated national museum and gallery exhibitions internationally featuring the art and films of outsider artists and alternative spiritual communities. She recently curated a major exhibition at the Museum of Sex in New York City, titled “Utopia Now! Three Centuries of Sexuality in American Cults and Communes,” on view at Museum of Sex Miami through November 2026. She has been presenting the films and artwork of The Unarius Academy of Science at museums, galleries, international film festivals and cinematheques since 2014 and has been actively documenting them since 2014.
Producer: Caryn Capotosto
Caryn Capotosto is a 4-time Emmy award-winning producer known for Won’t You Be My Neighbor? the 2018 feature documentary about Mister Rogers that won an Independent Spirit Award for Best Documentary, a Producers Guild Award and a Critics’ Choice Award for Best Documentary. She received a 2016 News and Documentary Emmy Award for her role as co-producer on Best of Enemies, a 2021 News and Documentary Emmy for her role as Executive Producer on the 2021 short doc, The Love Bugs and a 2021 Emmy for Feels Good Man. She contributed to the Academy Award and Grammy Award-winning documentary, 20 Feet from Stardom (Associate Producer 2013). Caryn produced the Grammy-nominated film, Little Richard: I Am Everything (Magnolia Pictures, CNN Films), and Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero that premiered at the 2023 Toronto Film Festival. Recent projects include the Emmy-nominated Searching for Amani for PBS and Alex vs. ARod for HBO. In 2019 Caryn founded the LA-based production company Museum & Crane.