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Currently in theaters for a limited two-week run, in NY LA & SF. Will premiere on HBO on March 29th.
Based off a book by Lawrence Wright, this documentary explores the cult of $cientology. This is a subject I have first-hand experience with, and it can be some scary shit sometimes being in a cult. I saw the film tonight (on Hubbard's birthday) and thoroughly enjoyed it. This is a great starter package for someone looking to know the crazy stuff without too much Googling. But do read Wikipedia pages for sure, about L. Ron Hubbard, David Miscavige, Scientology, et al.
This article gives a great summation of the film and what it covers. The premiere anti-$cientology website.
You should also watch $cientology's official "slam video" for this documentary. These videos are used within the Church in ethics cycles to "dead agent the black propaganda" when Scilons are caught reading naughty stuff on the internet. It is pretty fascinating to watch though, as they show off their lavish slave camps. I would love to mash-up audio from the Gibney doc with some of this type of footage.
Alex Gibney Propanganda Video
Also of note, here is $cientology's "slam video" they made about Haggis when he defected in 2009. This is the dorkiest rinky-dink slander video ever, funky cool dumb editing.
The Many Personas of Paul Haggis
Currently in theaters for a limited two-week run, in NY LA & SF. Will premiere on HBO on March 29th.
Based off a book by Lawrence Wright, this documentary explores the cult of $cientology. This is a subject I have first-hand experience with, and it can be some scary shit sometimes being in a cult. I saw the film tonight (on Hubbard's birthday) and thoroughly enjoyed it. This is a great starter package for someone looking to know the crazy stuff without too much Googling. But do read Wikipedia pages for sure, about L. Ron Hubbard, David Miscavige, Scientology, et al.
This article gives a great summation of the film and what it covers. The premiere anti-$cientology website.
You should also watch $cientology's official "slam video" for this documentary. These videos are used within the Church in ethics cycles to "dead agent the black propaganda" when Scilons are caught reading naughty stuff on the internet. It is pretty fascinating to watch though, as they show off their lavish slave camps. I would love to mash-up audio from the Gibney doc with some of this type of footage.
Alex Gibney Propanganda Video
Also of note, here is $cientology's "slam video" they made about Haggis when he defected in 2009. This is the dorkiest rinky-dink slander video ever, funky cool dumb editing.
The Many Personas of Paul Haggis
Also, for kicks, if you've never seen it, here's the full uncut Cruise video from 2004.