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by Mike Haberfelner

April 2020

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It’s a fairly in-depth exploration of the UFO subject across centuries told through the eyes of an investigator and storyteller (Shannon LeGro) that acts as much as a study of the culture surrounding the subject as it does a study of the subject itself.

 

What interested you enough about UFOs to dedicate a whole series to the subject? And why do you think so many people are actually this fascinated by UFOs?

 

I’ve always had a fascination with UFOs and we’ve made documentaries that delved into the phenomenon but had never really been able to dive deep into the whole thing. I was excited with having the opportunity - given the episodic nature of On the Trail of… - to be able to do a really intensive look into the history and ongoing nature of the subject. And also, being able to take a look at where UFOs are as a subject today and how we got here. I think we’ve reached a critical point in the study of UAPs due to the amount of mainstream press being dedicated to the topic today.

 

What can you tell us about your research on UFOs prior to filming?

 

Most of my time looking into UFOs was spent researching historical cases in locations like Point Pleasant, WV and the Chestnut Ridge in Pennsylvania or the Flatwoods Monster case from central West Virginia. I think the biggest takeaway from those cases was just the constantly evolving nature of the phenomenon and how weird it can get. Especially with cases along the Chestnut Ridge where various paranormal occurrences seem to blend together to the point where you have people claiming to see UFOs and Bigfoot together. Just really bizarre stuff that stretches the limits of what we think we know about these topics.

 

UFO documentaries are really a dime a dozen these days - so how did you approach the subject differently from others, what do you think makes yours stick out of the crowd?

 

I think the biggest takeaway from reading reviews and listening to feedback over the years has been that Small Town Monsters just tend to approach these topics much more rationally than similar content. Particularly the stuff on television. Our end-game is never to convince anyone of the existence of the subjects we cover but to give a good overview and maybe uncover some aspects that have never been considered or looked at before.

 

What can you tell us about your directorial approach to your story at hand?

 

I tried to approach this series in a way that would blend the classic PBS-style documentary format with modern storytelling techniques. Particularly, in the way the series is edited which is very fast and at-times almost chaotic while also conveying massive amounts of information in short spans of time. During the actual shoot all I can really do is film where we are, conduct interviews and try to control as much of the chaos as possible. It’s hard when you’re shooting across half the country and filming an 8 episode series on a micro-budget in less than a month, but we managed.

 

On the Trail of UFOs is hosted by Shannon Legro - so what made her perfect for the job, what was your collaboration like, and how did you two first meet even?

 

Shannon and I have known each other for many years now and we met due to our various paranormal interests. She was involved in On the Trail of Bigfoot last year and we had such a blast on that shoot that I was really excited and eager to get her involved in creating a series that would use her as the storyteller. She’s a natural interviewer given her background in podcasting, and she’s probably ten times as knowledgable about these topics as me. Honestly, she made the entire process of making this series just so much easier than it should have been, and we’re all really excited to dive back into some more On the Trail of… filming.

 

Do talk about some of your key interviewees, and why exactly them?

 

Well, I think the ones that really stand out are guys like David Weatherly and Greg Bishop as well as my good friend Eleanor Hasken. We really were going for subjects who knew a ton about the topic and might have a different approach to the topic than the typical talking heads you see on network television. Eleanor is the perfect example since she’s a folklorist and she has a completely unique perspective on subjects like this.

 

What can you tell us about the shoot or shoots as such, and the on-set atmosphere?

 

There were three different trips that were spread out between July and November of 2019. The first was centered around the Southwest and consisted of multiple filming locations between Arizona and Nevada and a number of interviews and night-ops events. That trip was intense since it consisted of so much work crammed into five days. The second trip took place in early October and was basically a road trip that began in central Florida and ended in New Hampshire. It was spread across 15 days, making it the longest continuous shoot we’ve ever done. It was completely draining but really fun and eye-opening.

 

The final shoot was in Los Angeles and was probably the simplest scheduling-wise of the three trips since it consisted of simply shooting interviews at our Airbnb and running out for b-roll in random spots. All-in-all the entire crew maintained such a great attitude and really had a blast together. It was work but never felt like work.

 

With the series done, have your experiences at all changed your views on UFOs as such, and are you any more or any less a believer?

 

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Oh, I don’t have any doubt that UFOs are real, in that there are definitely objects in our skies that we don’t understand or know what their origins might be. As for my own theories and thoughts on their origins, I’m less convinced of any one particular theory today than when we started. I have no answers as to what is behind most of what is seen in the skies today.

 

Anything you can tell us about audience and critical reception of On the Trail of UFOs?

 

The audience reception to both On the Trail of Bigfoot and On the Trail of UFOs has been among the best we’ve experienced. There really seems to be a lot of love for the way we approach these subject and the ways in which we tell the stories and capture this history. Reviews have been phenomenal thus far, as well. I’m not sure I’ve actually even seen what I would deem a “negative” review for On the Trail of UFOs. I’m honestly just really glad people are responding to it and finding an escape during the midst of this pandemic.

 

As far as I know, you intend to do a second season for On the Trail of UFOs - so what's in the cards for future episodes? And other future projects you'd like to share?

 

We have the entire second season mapped out and even a blueprint for where we’d like to go after that. There might be some changes to the formatting of On the Trail of… as a brand coming to where the episodic format might go away and the series would become feature-length films so “season 2” of On the Trail of UFOs may or may not go along with that new concept. I’d prefer to keep it episodic but we’ll see what happens. Also, On the Trail of UFOs will be seeing a much wider release coming in the not-too-distant future, so keep on eye out for that announcement.

 

Your/your movie's website, social media, whatever else?

 

Smalltownmonsters.com and onthetrailof.tv, and you can find us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

 

Anything else you're dying to mention and I have merely forgotten to ask?

 

Not really, I think that covered it!

 

Thanks for the interview!

 

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