Paul, a cynical L.A. journalist assigned to cover a UFO convention in New Mexico, stops in Tucson on the way to visit an old friend, Jeff. Under the stars and by a campfire, through a haze of marijuana smoke, Paul and Jeff discuss the possibility of Alien Life. Paul heaps scorn upon the idea, but on the drive back to his cheap motel room Paul discovers SUROH: THE ALIEN HITCHHIKER lying wounded in the road. Suroh, needing assistance, puts a trance on Paul and has Paul take him to safety. Back at the motel room, Suroh initiates Paul into a psychic, spiritual, and sexual metamorphosis which causes Paul to question the very nature of his existence. Fleeing from ill-intentioned government agents, Paul desperately seeks return Suroh to his interdimensional portal, hoping to save him and join him in the infinite cosmos.
Director's Statement:
My obsession with the idea
of life on other planets goes back to my childhood pastime of watching
STAR TREK reruns on Sunday afternoons. The idea of odd creatures existing
in other galaxies inspired me to wonder why I couldn't meet or experience
the companionship of some wondrous being. Persecuted for being "different," I understood the feeling of "other" as a child,
and the prospect of an enlightened being who would understand me made me
desirous to know what was out in the universe. Speed forward several years
, and Steven Spielberg capitalized on all these childhood insecurities with
his film E.T. I couldn't stand that movie. It was a glob of syrup that
left a horrible taste in my mouth. Perhaps if I'd been ten years younger,
I would have appreciated it. But being a teenager made me angry and
rebellious. I focused my energy on punk rock. The music of the B-52's
was a synthesis of earthly and otherworldly concerns blended into a sense
of humor I could appreciate. The idea of hybrid/synthesis rears its head
in their songs 
"Quiche
Lorraine" and "Planet Claire." In both songs, Man and
another species are involved in an intimate relationship. It was
something I could relate to, or at least wonder about. Speed forward
another several years, and my disillusionment with human involvements
leads me to believe, again, that there is an ideal that can not be
obtained on this Earth, but perhaps elsewhere in the Universe. Coupled
with the fact that many individuals are coming forward with their stories
of Alien Abduction for sexual purposes, I realized that there was a need
to bridge my fantasies with a void in human compassion/understanding for
the "other," in this case, E.T.'s who may be in need of human
contact, but are a little unaware of how best to present their intentions
to humans who feel nothing but fear. SUROH: ALIEN HITCHHIKER was born.
I look at this film as a modern love story. It could be translated into
any other characters of "different" nature (i.e. gay
, interracial, and other mainstream "taboos"), and the element of
human compassion and understanding would be no less potent. This is a
time for barriers to be broken. It is my hope that SUROH will be a
preparation, a tonic for those who fear the turn of the century, and the
idea that Aliens from another dimension could be actively involved in our
evolutionary growth. Soon, something amazing is supposed to happen.
Whatever this amazing event may be, we should at least expect to be
surprised beyond our wildest dreams. Keep an open mind.