A radical documentary-drama featuring Alejandro Jodorowsky.

After trying to drown himself in a freezing Kyiv river, an American filmmaker receives a dangerous prescription from legendary director Alejandro Jodorowsky: re-enact the helicopter crash that killed his mother and rock music impresario Bill Graham. Only by completing this ritual, Jodorowsky claims, can the filmmaker save his own life.

Expanding on Ari Gold's Student Oscar-winning short film, HELICOPTER is one of cinema's most perilous acts of self-discovery. As Ari confronts his family's darkest secrets, the line between documentary and ritual dissolves - creating an experience designed to heal not just the filmmaker, but the audience itself.

Grand Jury Prize (Works in Progress), FEST - New Directors | New Films