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[[File:The Directorate.jpg|thumb|Earliest known poster for '''''The Directorate'''''.]]'''''The Directorate''''' (original title: '''''Alien Abduction''''') is a 2011 documentary monster thriller film about a group of young bounty hunters who are tracking a supposed alien spacecraft when a train derails, releasing director JJ Abrams and producer Steven Spielberg into their town.  
[[File:The Directorate.jpg|thumb|Earliest known poster for '''''The Directorate'''''.]]'''''The Directorate''''' (original title: '''''Alien Abduction''''') is a 2011 documentary monster thriller film about a group of young UFO hunters who accidently derail a train, releasing director J. J. Abrams and producer Steven Spielberg into their town.


The film was shot in [REDACTED], West Virginia and surrounding areas, portraying the fictional town of [REDACTED], Ohio.
The film was shot in [REDACTED], West Virginia and surrounding areas, portraying the fictional town of [REDACTED], Ohio.
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File:Close Encounters of the Spud Kind.jpg|link=Close Encounters of the Spud Kind|'''''[[Close Encounters of the Spud Kind]]''''' is a 1977 supernatural geology film which tells the story of [REDACTED], an everyday blue-collar UFO researcher in Indiana, whose life changes after an encounter with the Devil's potato masher.
File:Close Encounters of the Spud Kind.jpg|link=Close Encounters of the Spud Kind|'''''[[Close Encounters of the Spud Kind]]''''' is a 1977 supernatural geology film which tells the story of [REDACTED], an everyday blue-collar UFO researcher in Indiana, whose life changes after an encounter with the Devil's potato masher.
File:Dronefall.jpg|link=Dronefall|'''''[[Dronefall]]''''' is a 2021 made-for-television movie about a colony of drone-like alien organisms which provide entertainment in exchange for electricity and replacement parts.
File:Orgone Boxes in Peak Sasquatch Territory.jpg|link=Orgone Boxes in Peak Sasquatch Territory|'''''[[Orgone Boxes in Peak Sasquatch Territory]]''''' is a short documentary film about efforts to use Wilhelm Reich's cloud busters to establish treaty relations with sasquatch.
File:Red_Frap_Axiom.jpg|link=Red Frap Axiom|"'''[[Red Frap Axiom]]'''" is an anagram of "'''Fermi paradox'''".


File:X-Files - Downfall.jpg|link=X-Files: Downfall|'''''[[X-Files: Downfall]]''''' is a 2004 German-language historical found-footage war drama film allegedly filmed during the Second World War.
File:X-Files - Downfall.jpg|link=X-Files: Downfall|'''''[[X-Files: Downfall]]''''' is a 2004 German-language historical found-footage war drama film allegedly filmed during the Second World War.
File:Natural_Born_Keller.jpg|link=Natural Born Keller|'''''[[Natural Born Keller]]''''' is a 1994 American disability rights advocacy horror film about two victims of traumatic childhood time-travel (Harrelson & Lewis) who become mass murderers after taking Helen Keller hostage during an all-night drugstore shopping spree.


File:Such_a_fine_line_between_icon_and_laughter.jpg|link=This is Social Media Tap|'''''[[This is Social Media Tap]]''''' is a 2021 mockudrama film about signifier and signified in the social media industry. Shown here: "Such a fine line between icon and laughter."
File:Such_a_fine_line_between_icon_and_laughter.jpg|link=This is Social Media Tap|'''''[[This is Social Media Tap]]''''' is a 2021 mockudrama film about signifier and signified in the social media industry. Shown here: "Such a fine line between icon and laughter."
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* ''[[Close Encounters of the Spud Kind]]''
* ''[[Close Encounters of the Spud Kind]]''
* ''[[Dronefall]]''
* [[Gnomon algorithm]]
* [[Gnomon algorithm]]
* [[Gnomon Chronicles]]
* [[Gnomon Chronicles]]
* ''[[Invasion of the COVID Snatchers]]''
* ''[[Invasion of the COVID Snatchers]]''
* ''[[Natural Born Keller]]''
* [[Now Playing (Saving Throw)]]
* [[Now Playing (Saving Throw)]]
* ''[[Orgone Boxes in Peak Sasquatch Territory]]''
* [[Red Frap Axiom]]
* ''[[They Live, We Study]]''
* ''[[They Live, We Study]]''
* [[This is Social Media Tap]]
* [[This is Social Media Tap]]
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== External links ==
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[[Category:Fiction (nonfiction)]]
[[Category:Fiction (nonfiction)]]
[[Category:J. J. Abrams (nonfiction)]]
[[Category:Aliens (nonfiction)]]
[[Category:Films (nonfiction)]]
[[Category:Science fiction (nonfiction)]]
[[Category:Steven Spielberg (nonfiction)]]


[[Category:Films]]
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Latest revision as of 06:49, 26 July 2024

Earliest known poster for The Directorate.

The Directorate (original title: Alien Abduction) is a 2011 documentary monster thriller film about a group of young UFO hunters who accidently derail a train, releasing director J. J. Abrams and producer Steven Spielberg into their town.

The film was shot in [REDACTED], West Virginia and surrounding areas, portraying the fictional town of [REDACTED], Ohio.

In the News

  • Close Encounters of the Spud Kind is a 1977 supernatural geology film which tells the story of [REDACTED], an everyday blue-collar UFO researcher in Indiana, whose life changes after an encounter with the Devil's potato masher.

    Close Encounters of the Spud Kind is a 1977 supernatural geology film which tells the story of [REDACTED], an everyday blue-collar UFO researcher in Indiana, whose life changes after an encounter with the Devil's potato masher.

  • Dronefall is a 2021 made-for-television movie about a colony of drone-like alien organisms which provide entertainment in exchange for electricity and replacement parts.

    Dronefall is a 2021 made-for-television movie about a colony of drone-like alien organisms which provide entertainment in exchange for electricity and replacement parts.

  • Orgone Boxes in Peak Sasquatch Territory is a short documentary film about efforts to use Wilhelm Reich's cloud busters to establish treaty relations with sasquatch.

    Orgone Boxes in Peak Sasquatch Territory is a short documentary film about efforts to use Wilhelm Reich's cloud busters to establish treaty relations with sasquatch.

  • "Red Frap Axiom" is an anagram of "Fermi paradox".

    "Red Frap Axiom" is an anagram of "Fermi paradox".

  • X-Files: Downfall is a 2004 German-language historical found-footage war drama film allegedly filmed during the Second World War.

    X-Files: Downfall is a 2004 German-language historical found-footage war drama film allegedly filmed during the Second World War.

  • This is Social Media Tap is a 2021 mockudrama film about signifier and signified in the social media industry. Shown here: "Such a fine line between icon and laughter."

    This is Social Media Tap is a 2021 mockudrama film about signifier and signified in the social media industry. Shown here: "Such a fine line between icon and laughter."

  • They Live, We Study is a documentary film about educational systems and the invasion of the planet Earth by mind-manipulating alien sociologists.

    They Live, We Study is a documentary film about educational systems and the invasion of the planet Earth by mind-manipulating alien sociologists.

  • Now Playing — Saving Throw Up Next — Dungeons & Collins

    Now Playing — Saving Throw
    Up Next — Dungeons & Collins

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Nonfiction cross-reference

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Social media

  • Post @ Twitter (25 July 2024)
  • Post @ Twitter (14 August 2023)
  • Post @ Twitter (20 July 2023)
  • Post @ Twitter (26 April 2023) - no links, better text
  • Post @ Twitter (25 February 2023)
  • Post @ Twitter (16 January 2023) - bad hashtag, needs update
  • Post @ Twitter (24 February 2022)
  • Post @ Facebook (24 May 2021)
  • Post @ Twitter (24 May 2021)


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