William Gazecki does a superb job of showing exquisite footage of geometrically amazing formations and more importantly, asking a bumper crop of leading luminaries in the field (puns intended) about the whys of the phenomena. Among them, colleague John Martineau describes the remarkable and subtle patterns encoded into various formations. Very thought-provoking and well crafted film by the creator of Waco-Rules of Engagement.

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Product Description

Academy Award nominated documentary filmmaker William Gazecki (Waco: Rules of Engagement) offers a compelling and provocative look at the mysterious phenomenon of Crop Circles. Full of never-before-seen footage and interviews with leading Crop Circle researchers and scientists Crop Circles: Quest for Truth is a fascinating in-depth exploration of prevailing theories about the origin and nature of Crop Circles and the possible implications for us and Planet Earth. An astonishing experience guaranteed to shift perspectives and alter perceptions of what is real.System Requirements:Running Time: 120 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: MISCELLANEOUS/SPECIAL INTEREST UPC: 826663035490 Manufacturer No: DVD30354

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #55962 in DVD
• Brand: UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP DISTRIBUTION
• Released on: 2004-01-20
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: 1.25 pounds
• Running time: 120 minutes

From the Actor
"Of the 100-180 or so formations that have appeared in southern England every summer for the past 12 years, it is highly doubtful that more than a few were surreptitiously and secretly manmade - the facts don't add up for anything more than a handful of convincing fakes in any given year. That leaves a huge, unexplained and authentic phenomenon. My assertion, which is absolutely 100% certain and unabashed, is that in fact there are hundreds if not thousands of authentic Crop Circles that have appeared in the past somewhere in the world. They are real!" --William Gazecki, Director of Crop Circles: Quest For Truth

About the Actor
William Gazecki’s current projects include three feature-length documentaries: Crop Circles: Quest For Truth, on the Crop Circle phenomenon; Journey on the history of psychedelics; and a compelling Canadian story detailing the abuses by the Roman Catholic Church and the Quebec government entitled The Orphans of Duplessis.

William Gazecki came to documentary filmmaking from an accomplished career as an Emmy Award-winning motion picture sound mixer and record producer. Raised in San Francisco, he began exploring an interest in music as a teenager during the iconic 1970’s.

In the late ‘70’s, Gazecki and record producer and pioneer Paul Rothchild produced a number of Gold and Platinum albums, including The Rose with Bette Midler and two record albums by The Doors.

In the 1980’s Gazecki segued into film post-production sound. Working for veteran film sound mixer Buzz Knudson at Todd A/O Studios, he moved into the demanding field of dramatic television series. Gazecki received four Emmy Award nominations for his work on Hill Street Blues and St. Elsewhere," and an International Monitor Award in 1987 for thirtysomething. He was also honored by the Cinema Audio Society and the Society of Motion Picture Sound Editors.

Despite growing success in the Hollywood entertainment industries, Gazecki turned his attention to documentary filmmaking. This was borne out of his personal convictions: a desire to objectively voice the pressing social problems of the day and a passion to make a contribution to the community.

Extensive study in music recording and producing -- coupled with a passionate interest in "learning from the best" -- led to employment with leading recording companies including Electra/Asylum/Nonesuch and Rhino Records. Early years included work with such major recording artists as Fleetwood Mac, Leo Sayer and Joe Cocker.

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Customer Reviews

Beautiful but Scientific?
As pointed out earlier, they film fails to look for the science being done, despite claiming it does. It would make a short film if they did. They could just as well go to an art gallery and ask why (intentionally) unknown artists paint beautiful pictures.

What is most important is motivation which is thought to be absent. In fact my work mate at [cellular phone co.] lived in England for over a year. While there he saw the many crop circles come and go. What was most telling was that they would almost exclusively appear Thursday night, just in time to be showed off on Friday's telly. People would come out over the weekend to see them. The poor farmer would have to charge something to compensate for all the people tramping up his crops. Such a routine would not make it into anyone's telling of the tale even though it speaks volumes.

Nice Helo shots but spare us the nonsense. See the pretty thing.

Very Scientific for a change
I found the plant research portion of the DVD to be very convincing. The DVD didn't ignore tricksters but did mention the lights that haven't been explained (at least at the time of the filming). The use of controls in the plant evaluation and the fact of similar but reduced results in plants out side of the circles made the study more scientific than speculation in my opinion. I am very happy I bought a copy of it.

entertaining, yet biased
Teams of human circlemakers have been creating very complex crop circle designs for decades. This fact is well-documented, with many easy-to-find accounts in various publications in print and here on the internet. I was disappointed that Gazecki almost entirely ignored that perspective on the debate. Instead, this documentary places a heavy focus on unexplained/paranormal perspectives. Humans are quite capable of quickly creating very complex designs. While this certainly doesn't disprove paranormal explanations, this fact should have received more attention in this film.

Secondly, I would have liked to see more credibility behind the scientific evidence that is presented. The film describes teams of scientists who have investigated crop circles, yet focuses entirely on the research of an independent scientist with no apparent institutional affiliation. Furthermore, peer-reviewed publications are the standard mechanism for presenting novel scientific findings. Were these results taken from a peer-reviewed publication? If not, why should anyone consider these conclusions to be scientific? Again, this doesn't disprove anything, but this is an important consideration that is left unaddressed. Scientific research must meet basic standards, not defined by research that some groups may consider "scientific".

As far as entertainment value, this film is top notch. In my heart, I "want to believe" and am quickly swept away by the possibilities.. lots of interesting ideas are presented by a number of passionate, eccentric folks. But my stubborn, skeptical nature still persists, and for good reason.