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From the wonderfully warped mind of Craig Baldwin comes this delirious new film, a (mostly) true tale of the occult goings-on at the heart of the American space race. Mixing newly shot footage with an amazing array of archival clips foraged from schlocky pulp serials, industrial films and genre gems, Baldwin has created a playful ‘collage-narrative’ that exposes the all-too-real, all-too-weird ties between California’s post-war beatnik, alternative religion sub-cultures and outer space travel. At the heart of it all we find such real life players as jet rocket propulsion pioneer and Aleister Crowley devotee Jack Parsons, his wife Marjorie Cameron (bohemian artist and Kenneth Anger actress), and none other than L. Ron Hubbard. Their intertwined tales spin out into a speculative farce on the militarization of space, and the corporate take-over of spiritual fulfillment and leisure-time. If you’ve seen Baldwin’s previous meta-features TRIBULATION 99, SONIC OUTLAWS, or SPECTRES OF THE SPECTRUM, then you might have a hint of what to expect – but if not, we suggest that you prepare for one hell of a trip.

“[N]o one chops and cuts the viscera of our schizoid culture with quite the glee and gusto of Baldwin, and MOCK UP ON MU will send its dazzled, slightly befuddled viewers blinking into the bright sunlight of a subtly altered world.” –Peter Culley

“In MOCK UP ON MU Baldwin may have found a new method of cinematic storytelling. Don’t expect Hollywood to pick it up soon.” –David Bordwell