Lunopolis

Footage on the news suggests a paranormal event may be real, and the story unfolds like a creeping mystery that blends conspiracy theories with science fiction. Twelve days earlier, on December 9, 2012, a conspiracy-themed radio show receives a call from a man who claims to work at Area 51, describing a secret civilization on the Moon before the line is cut. George Larson, the host, is skeptical at first, dismissing it as a hoax until a photo album arrives that contains enough evidence to push him to hire a documentary crew to investigate. The crew is led by Matt and Sonny, who dive into the strange clues with a mix of curiosity and caution. Their investigation hinges on a decades-old Polaroid that shows a man in modern clothing, an image that should not exist in that context, and the back of the photo bears a cryptic series of numbers. Decoding these numbers reveals GPS coordinates dangerously close to their home in Louisiana, pulling them toward a mystery that feels both intimate and otherworldly.

When they reach the coordinates, a hidden hatch opens into an underground warehouse, a stark space that holds more questions than answers. Inside, they discover a mysterious device they cannot identify, a curious harness-like apparatus that seems to respond to their touch. Driven by a mix of bravado and scientific curiosity, they switch it on, and the experience quickly turns dangerous. The device seems to interact with the wearer in unpredictable ways, and Sonny, who is wearing the harness, experiences a disorienting moment that lands him in the hospital for a short time. The incident underscores the crew’s precarious position and raises the stakes of their reckless curiosity.

Seeking expertise, they bring the harness to Dr. Orin Raymond, a local professor who examines the odd device and a glowing green crystal found inside. He identifies the crystal as something extraterrestrial—material tied to lunar origins that raises even bigger questions about what mankind might be capable of and what has supposedly been hidden from the public. The discovery attracts attention from a group connected to the Church of Lunology, a movement that pushes a bold narrative: that a civilization exists on the Moon and that the government is concealing it. While the scientific questions swirl, the filmmakers and their team are themselves cornered by Lunology members who want the time machine device back, leading to tense confrontations and a high-speed chase that ends with a car lifting off into the sky and disappearing from view.

A note then guides them to David James, a former member of the lunar colony who provides crucial historical context. He explains the broader history: the lunar colony and Lunology are connected to a chain of experiments and ideologies, with the Moon’s crystal enabling immortality and time travel. In 2012, [J. Ari Hilliard] crafts a plan to push this technology back in time, sending the first mission back to 350 BC and setting in motion changes that ripple across timelines. The team learns that these changes have drawn a line between generations past and future, creating a dangerous tension between those who want to experiment with time and those who fear the consequences. As the narrative unfolds, the Lunology movement and the lunar colonists diverge, each pursuing the crystal’s power in different ways, and the boundaries between timelines begin to blur.

As dissidents resist the unintended consequences of these experiments, the story deepens into a meditation on power, immortality, and the fragility of reality itself. Hilliard, once convinced that immortality was a risk worth taking, becomes increasingly disillusioned, and his efforts to reveal the truth meet fierce resistance. His attempts to control or end the experiment run up against a broader force that seems determined to keep the moon-born technology out of earthly hands. In a sequence of pivotal moments, historical events like the Roswell incident become entangled with the pursuit of the crystal, showing how the past and future can collide when immortality and time travel are on the table. The crystal’s existence appears tethered to a single point across all timelines, making it a prize that both the lunar colony and Lunology must recover before more chaos erupts.

The pursuit culminates in a dramatic confrontation at the Lunarists’ table, where the immortal future version of Hilliard reveals himself and drives a shocking turn of events. He confronts the past self and, in a decisive moment, kills the older version to prevent further time travel, underscoring the ethical and existential dilemmas at the heart of this saga. In a final, visually striking beat, the Polaroid figure from the original photograph steps into the meeting room, and the timelines seem to intertwine behind him. He reaches for the crystal and the crew’s camera, his eyes briefly glowing green behind sunglasses, signaling that the mystery may be far from over and that the line between fact and fiction—between one timeline and another—remains dangerously thin.

This story, rooted in a grounded sense of realism through its detective tone, gradually unfurls into a layered meditation on memory, time, and humanity’s urge to reach beyond its limits. It asks whether the pursuit of knowledge is worth the personal and global risks it entails, and whether immortality is a gift or a trap. As the final images linger, viewers are left with a sense of unfinished business—a hint that the truth about the Moon, the crystal, and the timelines might resurface in future revelations, inviting new observers to pick up where this investigation left off.

Last Updated: October 10, 2025 at 16:05