Behind The Curve is a documentary exploring the growing ‘Flat Earth Society’. And you don’t get a much bigger question than seeking to prove that the Earth, despite hundreds of years of evidence to the contrary, is flat. Everyone else is wrong but you are right. You undertake research, begin to question things and arrive at a truth that seems earned.

(That's a substantial oversimplification.Conspiracy theories are always seductive. Flatties say roundies have been exposed as fraudulent and frightened. Roundies say the flatties proved the world isn’t what they say it is. It's riveting, entertaining and well worth checking it out.)Īs issues are wont to be in the flat-earth realm, the doc’s popularity has reignited a feud between flat-and round-earthers.

Such coverage tends, too, to draw the attention of documentary filmmakers working on a story about that conspiracy theory.Īll of which is to explain how the folks behind “ Behind the Curve” stopped by the PhillyVoice offices in 2017 to interview me about the flat-earth conundrum.ĭuring that hour-long-or-so interview they told me some of the folks who believe the earth isn’t round had come to consider me as more than an ally, but a member of their brain trust.įast forward to the past or so, and countless people have been messaging and texting me images of myself on screen since the documentary – which premiered at the Hot Docs Canadian International Film Festival in Toronto last April and May – made its Netflix premiere on February 15.Īll the while, it's been selected for more than 20 film festivals all over the world. Folks, the flat-earth rocket man finally launched into (near) space.The flat-earth billboard movement expands beyond Philadelphia.They think the world is flat and challenge you to prove them wrong.That’s what tends to happen when someone actually takes time to listen to an argument that many find ludicrous on its face. So, I can’t blame those who believe the earth is flat for considering me an ally. (Eight within a 10-month span, if you want to get technical.) I’m not going to sit here and pretend that I haven’t written a fair amount of stories about the whole flat-earth “controversy” for this site over the years.

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