Memory: The Origins of Alien

In 2019, documentary filmmaker Alexandre O. Philippe delves into the untold origins behind Ridley Scott's Alien, tracing a symbiotic collaborative process that blended Greek and Egyptian mythologies, underground comics, Francis Bacon's art, and the dark visions of Dan O'Bannon and H.R. Giger. The result is an exploration of the collective unconscious, serendipitous access to deeper ideas, and the transformative power of myth in film-making. This richly obsessive documentary offers a compelling analysis of Alien's creation, weaving together original story notes, rejected designs, and exclusive behind-the-scenes footage.