Maxime Le Forestier in his most famous 80’s hit song "San Francisco" described Hunga Dunga, a band of hippie souls who grouped together to form 70s San Francisco's first successful hippie commune. Who were they? How did the elusive culture that once pulsed through the city lead them to French fame in this song’s romantic image of their lifestyle?

Heaven’s Gate, one of America’s most intriguing cults, believed that the Hale-Bopp Comet was an extraterrestrial spaceship coming to take them to another world. This story explores the cultural and societal ideas that shaped the UFO religion’s 20 year odyssey, bringing 39 followers to take their lives one fateful night in hopes of jetting off to a higher existence.