Terje Toftenes is a Norwegian documentary filmmaker, producer and podcast host with a longstanding fascination for UFOs and unexplained phenomena. Through his films and conversations, he invites audiences to explore intriguing questions about the world around us and our understanding of reality.
His connection to Hessdalen is reflected in his documentary The Portal: The Hessdalen Light Phenomenon (2009), which presents the valley’s mysterious lights, witness accounts and the efforts to understand them. He also co-directed and produced The Day Before Disclosure (2010), exploring the wider UFO phenomenon through interviews with witnesses and researchers.
THE PORTAL - The Hessdalen light phenomena
https://newparadigmno.vhx.tv/checkout/the-portal-the-hessdalen-lights
PORTALEN - Lysfenomenet i Hessdalen
https://newparadigmno.vhx.tv/checkout/portalen-lysfenomenet-i-hessdalen
As a supporting member of Project Hessdalen, Terje continues to take an interest in the project and its work. Through Paradigmepodden, including a recent conversation with Project Hessdalen’s CEO Fred Pallesen, he helps bring the Hessdalen phenomena to a wider audience and encourages curiosity and discussion about what remains unexplained.
