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ANNO 2020 writer-director James Morcan invites viewers to see the movie the gatekeepers don’t want you to see

This is the movie that gatekeepers have tried to block, according to New Zealand-Australian writer-director James Morcan (pictured below). He refers to ANNO 2020, the feature film he adapted from his novel of the same name and the film that represents his directorial debut.

In the following soliloquy, James reminds viewers his movie is a global kaleidoscope of interconnected characters seeking redemption, answers and justice amidst the chaos of 2020.

“This mystery-drama contains underground knowledge regarding things that were suppressed or underreported in mainstream media, such as COVID vaccine mandates, the side-effects of the lockdowns and separation from loved ones,” says James. “(Consequently) the gatekeepers have tried to block this movie.”

James says he has documented evidence of the reactions of said gatekeepers to show any journalists or podcasters, off the record, who choose to contact him.

See the movie they don't want you to see: Anno 2020. pic.twitter.com/DbusATKrlf

— James Morcan (@MorcanJames) August 18, 2025

ANNO 2020 celebrates its global streaming premiere on September 13 on YouTube, Odysee, Daily Motion and Rumble among other streaming platforms. Watch this space!

Check out the YouTube trailer for this award-winning movie at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-gUZc6UH8M&t …and feel free to click “Subscribed.”

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Friends World TV podcast host Varun Tiwari introduces the makers of ‘ANNO 2020’ the movie to his legions of followers

In this engaging interview, Friends World TV podcast host Varun Tiwari questions Sydney-based director James Morcan and producers Gil and Oren Ben-Moshe about their hopes and dreams for their soon-to-be released mystery-drama ANNO 2020.

The ANNO 2020 producers are grateful to Varun for bringing ANNO 2020 to the attention of his many faithful followers, and for highlighting the movie’s upcoming (September 13) global streaming launch on YouTube and other platforms.

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ANNO 2020 – filmed around the world against all odds

ANNO 2020, the soon-to-be-released mystery-drama movie, was shot in 17 cities on four continents at the height of the COVID-19 lockdowns. Helmed by New Zealand-Australian director James Morcan, who also adapted the film’s script from his published novel of the same name, it will celebrate its global streaming premiere on September 13.

ANNO 2020 is billed as a global kaleidoscope of interconnected characters seeking redemption, answers and justice amidst the chaos of 2020. It will premiere on YouTube, Odysee, Daily Motion and Rumble, among other streaming platforms.

Check out the movie’s YouTube premiere link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Nr2h-AMV-c&t

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The countdown continues for the streaming launch of ANNO 2020 – the movie some might prefer you never see!

The global premiere of the controversial mystery-drama movie ANNO 2020 remains on schedule for September 13 on YouTube, Odysee, Daily Motion and Rumble among other streaming platforms.

ANNO 2020 is a global kaleidoscope of interconnected characters seeking redemption, answers and justice amidst the chaos of 2020.

Check out the YouTube trailer for this award-winning movie at  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-gUZc6UH8M&t …and feel free to click “Subscribed.”

 

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J-Wire highlights Holocaust denial scene as “a defining feature” of ‘ANNO 2020’ movie

The influential J-Wire online news platform has identified a dramatic Holocaust denial scene in the soon-to-be-released, mystery-drama, feature film ‘Anno 2020’ as “having gut-wrenching power!”

For the full story go to:

Holocaust denial clash at centre of controversial film ‘Anno 2020’

‘Anno 2020’ will premiere on YouTube, Odysee, Daily Motion and Rumble, among other streaming platforms, on September 13.

>>> Be warned, it’s the movie some would prefer you never see! <<<

Related links for this movie:

Anno 2020 trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-gUZc6UH8M&t   

Anno 2020 YouTube premiere link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Nr2h-AMV-c&t

Anno 2020 IMDb page: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13455748/

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September 13 streaming launch date finalised for controversial movie ‘Anno 2020’

The controversial, Australian-produced, award-winning feature film ‘Anno 2020’ will premiere on YouTube, Odysee, Daily Motion and Rumble, among other streaming platforms, on September 13.

This global release milestone was announced today by the film’s lead producer Gil Ben-Moshe, of MoneyShot Productions. It follows last year’s sold-out red-carpet cinema screenings in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.

Speaking from his Sydney office, Ben-Moshe said following the success of the interstate screenings in New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland, his production team was excited to share their unique work with international streaming audiences.

“While ‘Anno 2020’ was very well received by cinemagoers, we believe it is tailormade for viewing on streaming platforms given its multimedia style and sometimes contentious handling of the lockdowns and other pandemic-related challenges experienced in 2020,” he said.

“The travel restrictions prevented us from always physically being on set – except for the Australian scenes. Even then, we had to film clandestinely at times.”

Directed by New Zealand-Australian writer-director James Morcan who adapted the ‘Anno 2020’ screenplay from his published novel of the same name, the film is an epic mystery-drama shot in 17 cities, on four continents and features dialogue in four different languages.

Writer-director James Morcan describes ‘Anno 2020’ as an alternative movie.

Billed as a global kaleidoscope of interconnected characters seeking redemption, answers and justice amidst the chaos of 2020, its cast members are an ensemble of renowned actors from around the world.

They include leading Australians Erin Connor (Occupation: Rainfall), Greg Poppleton (The Chronicles of Narnia), Brett Partridge (Water Rats) and Audrey Nitschke (Wolf Like Me), American veterans Kevin Scott Allen (American Primeval), Sheila Ball (Assault On VA-33) and La Rivers (Equal Standard), as well as Chinese-American Crystal J. Huang (Dark Feathers), as well as rising US actor-singer Jessica Castello (Oildale).

Morcan agreed ‘Anno 2020’ has been crafted specifically for the streaming experience.

“It is an alternative movie with controversial themes that mainstream outlets would likely censor,” he said.

“It was apt that one of the awards it won was ‘Best Experimental Film’ at the Titan International Film Festival here in Australia. That award is reflective of the revolutionary filmmaking and storytelling techniques we used.”

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‘VACCINE SCIENCE REVISITED’ now available as an audiobook!

The critically acclaimed ‘VACCINE SCIENCE REVISITED: Are Childhood Immunizations as Safe as Claimed?’ co-authored by James & Lance Morcan is available as an audiobook courtesy of Amazon’s Audible initiative. (Listening time: 13hrs. 47mins).

To listen to the Foreword, click on “Virtual voice sample” at:

‘Vaccine Science Revisited’ is an unbiased, neutral, fact-based investigation that simply allows the science to do the talking on childhood vaccinations.

Book 8 in our contentious ‘Underground Science Series’, this exhaustively-researched book is possibly the most well-referenced work yet to explore this contentious healthcare subject. It avoids all rumor, conjecture and anecdotal evidence, and steadfastly focuses on what the latest medical studies actually reveal about vaccines listed on the immunization schedule.

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For those who prefer the printed word, ‘VACCINE SCIENCE REVISITED’ is available as a paperback and hardback via Harvard Book Store, Barnes & Noble, Waterstones UK & Europe bookstores, Amazon and via public libraries.

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Popular short story compendium ‘5 SHORT STORY GEMS’ available as audiobook!

‘5 SHORT STORY GEMS: Once Were Brothers / Mr. 100% / A Gladiator’s Love / The Last Tasmanian Tiger / Brooklyn Bankster’ by Lance Morcan is available now as an audiobook via Amazon’s Audible initiative. (Listening time 5hrs. 53mins). To listen to a sample, click on “Virtual voice sample” at: https://www.amazon.com/Short-Story-Gems-Gladiators-Tasmanian/dp/B0FDKW87RC/

‘5 SHORT STORY GEMS’ caters for all tastes, including historical fiction, adventure yarns, romance, bank heist and legal thriller. Technically, this box set includes four short stories and one novella. The odd one out being the aforementioned legal thriller.

Each short story has also been published as a standalone Kindle and audiobook. To view the Kindle links for each book go to an earlier post at: https://morcanbooksandfilms.com/2020/04/01/book-launch-5-short-story-gems/

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For those who prefer the printed word, ‘5 SHORT STORY GEMS’ is available as a paperback via Harvard Book Store, Barnes & Noble, Waterstones UK & Europe bookstores, Amazon and via public libraries.

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Mystery-thriller ‘BROOKLYN BANKSTER’ now available as audiobook!

The bank heist mystery-thriller ‘BROOKLYN BANKSTER’ short story by Lance Morcan is available now as an audiobook via Amazon’s Audible initiative. (Listening time 50mins). To listen to a sample, click on “Virtual voice sample” at: https://www.amazon.com/Audible-Brooklyn-Bankster/dp/B0DVLZP9DB/

After ageing hippy Bill Hogan is taken hostage during a bank heist in Brooklyn, his captors demand a million-dollar ransom for his safe return. The problem is no-one knows who the hell Bill Hogan is. Does he even exist? All is not what it seems in this fast-paced, short story.

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Here’s what book critics have to say about BROOKLYN BANKSTER:

★★★★★ “Simply Superb. This was such an easy and enjoyable story to read, and so well written.,, I didn’t move from my seat until I finished it.” -Amazon Australia

★★★★★ “This is a superb short story, completely involving, offered in fine contemporary conversational manner that holds the attention for the first word to the last – ransom notes, delivery of ‘particles of Bill,’ and the final splendid surprise.” -Amazon Reviews

★★★★★ “A real page turner. Excellent short story. couldn’t put it down.” -Kindle Reviews

★★★★★ “A fast-paced original compelling story. Although short, it is not short on suspense, action and thrills. Lance Morcan grabs your attention and keeps you on the edge of your seat until the end.” -Sheri A. Wilkinson Reviews

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‘THE UNDERGROUND KNOWLEDGE SERIES I-V’ now available as audiobook!

‘THE UNDERGROUND KNOWLEDGE SERIES I-V (Genius Intelligence / Antigravity Propulsion / Medical Industrial Complex / The Catcher in the Rye Enigma / International Banksters)’ – co-authored by James & Lance Morcan – is now available as an audiobook via Amazon’s Audible initiative. (Listening time: 13hrs. 35mins.)

To listen to the book’s introduction, click on “Virtual voice sample” at: https://www.amazon.com/UNDERGROUND-Intelligence-Antigravity-Propulsion-International/dp/B0F44Z1HBY/

Books 1 to 5 in the series (with audiobook links supplied) follow:

-GENIUS INTELLIGENCE: Secret Techniques and Technologies to Increase IQ? –  This book (with foreword by leading scientist Dr. Takaaki Musha) shatters the myth that geniuses are born not developed.  https://www.amazon.com/GENIUS-INTELLIGENCE-Techniques-Technologies-Increase/dp/B0FH35T7JH/

-ANTIGRAVITY PROPULSION: Human or Alien Technologies? – A far-reaching exploration into the UFO phenomenon that covers all possible scenarios and discounts nothing. https://www.amazon.com/ANTIGRAVITY-PROPULSION-Human-Alien-Technologies/dp/B0FH1LHRYJ/

-MEDICAL INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX: The $ickness Industry, Big Pharma and Suppressed Cures? – An explosive book that explores the contention Big Pharma and other participants in the healthcare sector put profits ahead of patients’ wellbeing.  https://www.amazon.com/MEDICAL-INDUSTRIAL-COMPLEX-Industry-Suppressed/dp/B0FF8GV1RQ/  

-THE CATCHER IN THE RYE ENIGMA: J.D. Salinger’s Mind Control Triggering Device or a Coincidental Literary Obsession of Criminals? – This book unearths the mysteries surrounding arguably the most controversial book of all time – J.D. Salinger’s 1951 novel The Catcher in the Rye. https://www.amazon.com/Catcher-Rye-Enigma-Triggering-Coincidental/dp/B0F3444CJ8/

-INTERNATIONAL BANKSTER$: The Global Banking Elite Exposed and the Case for Restructuring Capitalism? – This book identifies who is responsible for the gigantic financial gulf that separates the top 1% of the population from the common people, or the 99%.  https://www.amazon.com/INTERNATIONAL-BANKSTER-Banking-Restructuring-Capitalism/dp/B0F289253B/

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