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Close Encounter

Jeph Porter · Sci-Fi / Drama / Family · 13 min · 21K views

Directed by Jeph Porter · Starring Dale Dobson, Alison Banowsky, Allison Carmody, Diana Nlucas · 2025

Skeptical teenager Riley reluctantly joins her UFO-obsessed dad, Jerry, on a road trip to a UFO convention, an awkward bonding attempt that takes a turn neither of them can explain.

A heartfelt father-daughter road trip that turns into a genuine close encounter, brought to life with inventive virtual-production effects.

Close Encounter follows Riley, a skeptical teenage girl reluctantly joining her UFO-obsessed father, Jerry, on a road trip to a UFO convention. What begins as an awkward, reluctant bonding attempt turns into something ne

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