Lunopolis is a 2010 American direct-to-video science fiction film directed by Matthew Avant. The film is presented in found footage style and takes place in the weeks preceding the rumored events of the 2012 prophecies. Two documentary filmmakers discover a mysterious device and begin to unravel a conspiracy involving the Moon, time travel, and a very powerful organization who will stop at nothing to protect their secret. Plot Footage on the news shows what seems like proof of a paranormal event. Twelve days earlier, on December 9, 2012, a conspiracy-themed radio show takes a call from a man who claims to work at Area 51. After the caller describes a secret civilization on the Moon, he is cut off. George Larson, the host, dismisses it as a hoax until he receives a photo album that contains enough evidence that he hires a documentary crew headed by Matt and Sonny to investigate the claims. Matt and Sonny realize a decades-old Polaroid photograph depicts a man in modern clothing; on the back, it has a series of numbers written on it. They decode these as GPS coordinates that are less than an hour away from where they live in Louisiana. There, they find a hatch that leads to an underground warehouse. After searching the mostly empty structure, they find a mysterious device none of them can identify. Intrigued, they grab it and flee what they believe are approaching people. Documentation provides little explanation of the device but identifies it as a harness and allows them to turn it on; this turns out to be disastrous. Sonny, who is wearing the harness, disappears for a second and suffers injuries that require a brief hospitalization. Worried that they are over their heads, they take the harness to Dr. Orin Raymond, a local professor. While examining it, Dr. Raymond finds a glowing, green crystal he identifies as found only on the moon. As they leave, a member of the Church of Lunology harasses them and hands them a flyer. Interviewees describe the Church of Lunology, which claims to be the fastest growing religion. Members believe that a civilization lives on the Moon, and the US government has been covering it up. While Matt and Sonny investigate a Church of Lunology building, one of their camera operators, Nate, takes exterior shots. Separately, both groups are confronted by Church of Lunology members, who demand the return of