Imitatio

Imitatio was founded in 2007 by Peter Thiel and Robert Hamerton-Kelly "to further Girard's work across disciplines" [S1][S2]. It is in this graph because it helped fund Things Hidden: The Life and Legacy of René Girard (2024) [S3]. That film's director, Sam Sorich of Glass Darkly Films, is now making the Catholic UAP series Not of This World [S4]. No source links Imitatio to the UAP series. Its IRS grant filings would settle that question. See the research report.

Sources

[S1] "The Thiel Foundation: Contrarian Philanthropy" (Stanford GSB case study) / https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/faculty-research/case-studies/thiel-foundation-contrarian-philanthropy / Accessed 2026-09-27 / Co-founded 2007 [S2] "About Imitatio" / http://www.imitatio.org/about-imitatio / Accessed 2026-09-27 / Self-description [S3] "Prof. Sorich's Documentary Spotlights Life and Legacy of Rene Girard" (JPCatholic) / https://jpcatholic.edu/news_press/rene-girard-documentary.php / Accessed 2026-09-27 / Imitatio among the film's funders [S4] "Not of This World: Catholic Faith in the Age of Disclosure" (official site) / https://notofthisworld.movie / Accessed 2026-09-27 / Same director