Lunopolis

News footage suggests a paranormal event may be real, creating a creeping sense of mystery. On December 9, 2012, a conspiracy radio show receives a call from a man claiming to work at Area 51 and describing a secret civilization on the Moon before the line is cut. Host George Larson remains skeptical at first but the strange information sticks with him, nudging him toward taking the tip seriously.

A photo album arrives that contains a Polaroid showing a man in modern clothing—an anachronism that challenges reality. The back of the photo bears a cryptic series of numbers, convincing George to hire a documentary crew to investigate. The team is led by Matt and Sonny, who bring both curiosity and caution to the assignment.

Decoding the numbers reveals GPS coordinates suspiciously close to their home in Louisiana. The clue confirms this is more than a hoax and pushes the crew toward a dangerous search. The sense of unease grows as the puzzle tightens around their own doorstep.

The coordinates lead to a hidden hatch that opens into an underground warehouse. Inside, a mysterious device and a harness-like apparatus await, humming with unknown potential. The discovery invites experimentation but warns of unpredictable consequences.

They switch on the device, and its effects prove dangerous and disorienting. Sonny experiences a destabilizing moment that lands him in the hospital briefly, underscoring the risks of meddling with unknown technology. The crew realizes their recklessness could have real human costs.

The team seeks expert analysis from Dr. Orin Raymond, who examines the device and a glowing green crystal recovered from it. He identifies the crystal as extraterrestrial, lunar in origin, implying that mankind has access to artifacts beyond Earthly bounds. The find reframes the mystery from a curious gadget to a potential doorway into lunar science.

Attention from the Lunology movement grows as they press the claim that a Moon civilization exists and that the government is concealing it. They attempt to reclaim the time machine device, leading to tense confrontations and a high-speed chase that ends with a car lifting off into the sky and vanishing. The sequence shows how belief systems collide with scientific curiosity.

David James, a former member of the lunar colony, provides crucial historical context. He explains how the lunar colony and Lunology are connected through a chain of experiments and ideologies, and how the crystal enables immortality and time travel. His account broadens the stakes from a standalone device to a long-running, global power struggle.

The team learns that J. Ari Hilliard crafted a plan in 2012 to push the technology back in time, sending a mission to 350 BC and setting off ripples across timelines. The revelation explains why those with access to the crystal seek to control it rather than relinquish it. The past and future begin to tremble as timelines weave together.

As the pursuit continues, historical events like the Roswell incident become entangled with the lunar technology. The past and present clash as immortality and time travel threaten to fracture reality. The crystal seems tethered to a single pivotal point across all timelines, making its recovery a high-stakes mission.

In a climactic confrontation at the Lunarists’ table, the immortal future version of Hilliard reveals himself and kills the older version to stop further time travel. The act highlights the moral hazard of playing with time and immortality. The meeting scene ends with a symbolic moment as a Polaroid figure steps into the room.

The Polaroid figure from the original photograph steps into the meeting room, reaching for the crystal and the crew’s camera, his eyes glowing green behind sunglasses. The scene signals that the timelines remain dangerously interconnected and that the mystery may resurface through new observers. The film closes on an unresolved note about memory, time, and what lies beyond.