Joel and Paul Hynek

Paul and Joel Hynek’s first interview together! This is a visually-packed show with the sons of legendary J. Allen Hynek, Astronomer known for Project Bluebook and Close Encounters of the Third Kind, amongst many other achievements. Paul’s passions are UFOs, Bitcoin & DMT and he explains how the three are related. Joel is a 2-time Academy Award winner for Special Effects and the mastermind behind the famous Bullet Time sequence in The Matrix, where the bullet is suspended in time and space. We watch Joel and Paul’s Special Effects Reels which include scenes from blockbuster movies such as Avatar, Lord of the Rings, Predator, and The Matrix. We get a private glimpse into their lives, growing up Hynek, through private family photos of their childhood (the boys like to build explosive things in the backyard). We hear behind-the-scenes stories of the making of the TV Show Project Bluebook and Close Encounters of the Third Kind and see a very young Steven Spielberg hanging out with Paul & Joel’s dad on set. Discover why the Hynek family is revolutionary, innovative, and well-loved.