Mother of the Dawn

In the early 1950s, in a remote corner of Brazil, a female truck driver named Tia Neiva started having visions of extraterrestrial spirits; shortly after, she began to gain a following, which led to her creation of a religion called Vale do Amanhecer (Valley of the Dawn) which practices various elements of Christianity, Spiritism, Umbanda, and religious beliefs in UFOs. In our documentary, Mother of the Dawn, we explore how this religion came to have 800,000 followers, but is virtually unheard of to the rest of the world.

Credits:

Director: Janell Shirtcliff

Producer: Tommy Savas

Executive Producer: Mike Savas

Screenwriters: Angie Simms, Tommy Savas

Cinematographer: Dal Davis

Editor: Juliette Hüsler

Music: Ali Helnwein

Story Producer : Daisy O'Dell

Co-Producer : Eric Pumphrey

Co-Producer : Angie Simms

Field Producer : Nicholas Col

Colorist : Luke Cahill

Sound Designer: David Barber, CAS