'John Mack' movie will "shift the collective perspective" on abduction phenomenon says producer

I chatted recently with producer Denise David Williams about her ongoing efforts to bring to the big screen the extraordinary life and work of the late Dr John Mack. A Pulitzer-Prize-winning author and Harvard psychiatrist, Mack controversially devoted the later years of his life to the study of the abduction phenomenon and made great strides toward bringing the abduction debate out of the murk of the UFO subculture and into the light of popular engagement.

After attending USC Graduate School in Film, Denise David Williams began work in the film industry at LucasFilm as an assistant in pre-production on E.T. and Raiders of the Lost Ark, and went on to work as a Production Executive at several major companies including 20th Century Fox, AIP and IndieProd where she was responsible for acquiring and developing material for major motion pictures. She was Vice President of Kopelson Entertainment when the company produced Platoon – which won the Academy Award for Best Picture.

Now, Williams is working to raise funds for the development of a screenplay inspired by John Mack and his abduction research. If you’d like to contribute to this development, you can do so by making a donation at JohnMackMovie.com. Williams’ decision to raise initial funds at a grassroots level was made after 14-month partnership with prospective producer Robert Redford ended with the star demanding 100% creative control of the project – something Williams was unwilling to grant. “That is not an option,” she told Redford.