12 minutes that'll wreck your definition of 'alien' — in the best way.
Aldo has always felt like a being from another planet, stranded on Earth. His autism and long struggle to speak fluently alienated him from others. Now, he searches for meaning in the esoteric and for connection with people like himself.
Practical Effects
Puppetry that externalizes autistic interiority — devastating and gorgeous.
Direction
Two directors, one voice: seamless empathy without voyeurism.
Director
Amelia Paxman
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Directors Paxman and Kalifa used puppetry specifically to bypass documentary tropes of 'explaining' autism, letting Aldo's experience exist on its own terms.
Released during pandemic-era isolation, the film's title gained accidental resonance — 'lost contact' became universal language.
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