Underplayed Gems

Resurrect Dead: The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles (2011)

Resurrect Dead: The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles poster
Directed by
Jon Foy
Genre
documentary film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 26m
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 60 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A documentary follows people who try to figure out who created mysterious tiles embedded in streets across several cities. The tiles contain unusual messages about resurrecting the dead and colonizing Jupiter.

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What happens

Resurrect Dead: The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles, directed by Jon Foy, is a 2011 independent documentary film about the Toynbee tile phenomenon. The film was selected for the 2011 Sundance Film Festival in the U.S. Documentary category, and Foy won the category's Directing Award. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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