Ronit J

The Age of Disclosure (2025) Synopsis:

34 government insiders reveal the truth.

Director Dan Farah got 34 senior members of the U.S. Government, military, and intelligence community to come on camera. He says they reveal an 80 year cover-up of the existence of non-human intelligent life and a secret war amongst major nations to reverse engineer technology of non-human origin. The film explores the profound impact the situation has on the future of humanity, while providing a look behind-the-scenes with those at the forefront of the bi-partisan disclosure effort.

The Age of Disclosure (2025) Review:

I vaguely remember reading about this documentary a while back, but I didn’t really give it much thought. I remember when the hearings had happened, and I remember reading about the ‘evidence’ and whatever the court decided to make public. It was not impressive. However, when I saw that this documentary was trending, I thought: “Why not give it a go?”

I should not have.

One of the first things I learned on Day 1 of Mass Media Communication was that the media is not to be trusted. Our professors would show us only parts of documentaries, then ask us to do our own research. Why? Because a documentary—no matter how objective—is plagued by the makers’ biases. I remember loving Bowling for Columbine and Fahrenheit 9/11, only to then find a ton of problems with them when I did my own research.

I had very low expectations when I decided to sit down and watch The Age of Disclosure. However, not having seen the trailers, I was not ready for the conspiracy theory garbage that wasted two hours of my life.

A Must-Watch For Conspiracy Theory Enthusiasts (Derogatory)

There are two kinds of conspiracy theorists. One is the kind who indulges in absurd conspiracies, mostly as a joke or just as a hobby. And then there’s the kind who’s willing to bet their lives to prove that the conspiracy is real. We saw Flat Earthers rise and fall in the previous decade. And it seems this decade’s defining conspiracy—if this documentary does get popular—might end up being UFOs and aliens.

A good conspiracy theory is grounded in a few stray facts that are easy to prove the veracity of, and then a whole bunch of evidence-less witness testimonies. That’s essentially how you get The Age of Disclosure. We have 34 former government officials speaking to the camera about their experiences with UAPs/UFOs. They claim they have interacted with, seen, or have proof of alien life. Often, inspiring music accompanies these claims, rising in energy when they ‘reveal’ a ‘hard truth’. All this vanity, because you don’t really have substance. Not one of these 34 officials provides hard evidence.

I honestly kept zoning out because everything felt like information overload. Not once did the makers bother to sit down and really make sense of what’s being said. And when you have 2 hours of claims with little-to-nothing backing them, you’re left with unintelligible screams.

I’m from India. I’ve seen ageing men in their late 40s and onwards get sucked into vicious streams of fake WhatsApp news. These fake WhatsApp forwards essentially led to the rise of fascism in my country. You can’t argue with these old men because they don’t have logic behind them, just emotions. When a person has nothing to live for, they cling to group identities, and conspiracy theorists are prime examples. The Age of Disclosure seems to indulge in similar castles of garbage that crumble the moment you start thinking logically.

Just A Bad Film

Let’s forget about all the conspiracy theory bits I said in the previous section. Let’s just focus on the fact that this is meant to be a 2-hour entertainer. But that begs the question: does it entertain?

No.

Unless you have a hyperfixation with UFO conspiracy theories and are desperately looking for material to back your ‘claims’, you’re not going to enjoy this one. Every time someone talks, you can’t help but wonder if they’re lying. The over-stylised treatment you get for our ‘heroes’ makes them feel like big men with small egos trying to seem relevant. But really, they come off as those poor chaps on social media who are all talk and no play. I seriously kept picturing those stupid S. Jaishankar videos every time the documentary showed a stylised scene of people shaking hands or looking pensive. Like, what are you thinking about? Whether people will fall for this?

The more I think about it, the more this documentary feels like an attempt to release viral reels on social media (TikTok, Instagram and YT Shorts). Because in isolation, every bit of information may seem like a shareable moment. But in its entirety, the film barely says more than what the trailer promised. The ‘evidence’ or ‘claims’ don’t add much to your understanding. Just because you throw big words around doesn’t mean you’re legitimate.

In the end, I learned nothing from this documentary. Nor was I entertained. Worse, I felt like I wasted my time and I got nothing out of it. Except maybe this review that hopefully brings traffic to my blog.

The Age of Disclosure (2025) Explained (SPOILERS)

Aliens exist, and the Government is hiding it from the public. That’s the point of the documentary. What’s their proof?

You just have to believe me, bro.

The documentary ends after their 2024 hearing, where they revealed to the court a whole bunch of evidence about the existence of UAPs. However, even their latest UAP Bill failed to become a law.

Having seen the USA wage pointless wars against Iraq, Cuba, and many others purely for economic gains, claiming to have an ‘enemy’ or ‘weapons of mass destruction’, you can’t help but see this documentary as a disingenuous attempt to scaremonger. You just can’t take these claims seriously.

And in the off chance that this is all real, Dan Farah has done a great disservice by presenting such ‘hard facts’ in a manner that’s idiotic conspiracy theory claims.

Is The Age of Disclosure (2025) worth watching?

No.

If you’re drunk or high and want to spend a lazy evening laughing at a documentary that tries really hard to make you believe without providing hard evidence, go for it. But honestly, this is just a bad film.

Or, you could watch the Making Dennis Reynolds a Murderer episode of It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia. It’s a fourth the duration and a hundred times more worth your time. Or watch Nope, a much better made horror movie about UFOs,

In Conclusion:

The Age of Disclosure (2025) by Dan Farah claims to be a ‘documentary’, but really is just an expensive, extended conspiracy theory YouTube video that makes bold claims without providing valid proof.

If you believe this bullshit, you really need to reevaluate your life choices.

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