X-Philes

Running time: 52 mins

It cashed in on the power of the Internet as a marketing tool, as well as spawned a cottage industry in "location crashing"--where fans visit particular Vancouver locations that have been on the show and appear on sets just before daily filming begins. It is The X-Files, the Chris Carter phenomenon that has added new urgency to all conspiracy theories and given its stars a truly cult-like following. In X-Philes, Maria Bowen and Chris Clements weaves insights from cast members and personal narratives from all kinds of fans, examining the odd relationship between the two and coming even closer to proving that "the truth is out there." --Brian Benston