After witnessing an alien abduction as a child (and subsequently being told she’s crazy for most of her life) Aurora, now a young woman, joins the UFO cult The Cosmic Dawn after discovering a book written by the group’s leader, Elyse. Aurora’s time at the cult’s remote island compound is marked by miraculous revelations, consciousness-expanding flowers, and a burgeoning friendship with Tom, the resident cook. When a fellow cult member starts to display increasingly bizarre behavior, Aurora begins to question Elyse’s sanity (and her own) and starts looking for a way out.

Years later, after the dissolution of the cult, Aurora has moved on with her life. She leads a quiet and seemingly normal life. But when Elyse resurfaces in a mysterious video, Aurora is forced to confront her past. Together with Tom, she pursues the ultimate truth about The Cosmic Dawn. Does Elyse really have access to another dimension? Or do her prophesies truly point to mass suicide amongst the surviving cult members?

COSMIC DAWN stars Camille Rowe (The Deep House, Our Day Will Come), Emmanuelle Chriqui (The Knight Before Christmas, “Superman & Lois”), Antonia Zegers (Los Perros, “La Jauria”), Joshua Burge (Into The Dark: The Current Occupant, Relaxer), and Phil Granger (Woodland, A.M.I.).

The film is directed and written by Jefferson Moneo. It is produced by Moneo, Mark Raso, Joseph Raso, and Brian Robertson. It is executive produced by Patrick Hackett, Mauro Mueller, Luisa Law, Daniel Futa, David Hand, and Catherine Cartwright-Hand.

The film’s score is composed by Alan Howarth. The film features music by MGMT, and has additional music by Andrew Vanwyngarden.

Jefferson Moneo’s COSMIC DAWN debuts theatrically and On Demand on February 11, 2022.

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