The Vast of Night(Movie, 2019)

The Vast of Night is a 2019 American science fiction mystery film directed by Andrew Patterson, and starring Sierra McCormick and Jake Horowitz. The film is written by Andrew Patterson (under the pseudonym James Montague) and Craig W. Sanger. Loosely based on the Kecksburg UFO incident and Foss Lake Disappearances, the film is set in 1950s New Mexico, where Fay Crocker (McCormick), a young switchboard operator and Everett Sloan (Horowitz), a radio disc jockey discover a mysterious audio frequency that could be extraterrestrial in origin. The Vast of Night premiered at the Slamdance Film Festival in January 2019. Amazon Studios acquired distribution rights to the film and released it on May 29, 2020, including drive-in theaters in the United States and via video-on-demand on Prime Video. The film received positive reviews from critics, who particularly praised the direction, cinematography, historical authenticity and the performances of McCormick and Horowitz. At the 1st Critics' Choice Super Awards in 2021, the film received three nominations, as well as several other accolades. ()