Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple
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Cast & Crew
Stanley Nelson
Andrew Buck
Faye Carol
Michael Chin
Sara Chin
Kenneth Clark
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Synopsis
The 1960s ushered in nearly two decades of intense social and cultural tumult; it was the Age of Aquarius, change was in the air, revolution on the horizon, and all things seemed possible. Some looked to transcendental meditation, free love, Black Power, or LSD. But for others, Jim Jones, the charismatic and forceful leader of Peoples Temple, offered the perfect balance of spiritual fulfillment and political commitment. Jones not only preached about integration and equality, but built an organization that provided food, clothing and shelter to his congregation and his community. On the surface, Jones and the multi-racial Peoples Temple congregation espoused the values of a model society. But upon closer examination, something was amiss. In the summer of 1977, with the publication of an expose in New West magazine, the truth about Peoples Temple was exposed. Defectors and family members gave accounts of physical, sexual and drug abuse, financial corruption, and members being held against their will. On November 18, 1978, over 900 members of Peoples Temple died in the largest mass suicide/murder in history.
Director
Stanley Nelson
Crew
Andrew Buck
Faye Carol
Michael Chin
Sara Chin
Kenneth Clark
Julia Conley
Lewis Erskine
Jessica Hankey
Mike Harlow
Deborah Harvin
Phillip Klum
Rena Kosersky
Kristin Lesko
Katie Marsh
Fielding Mcgehee
Katherine Mcmillan
Caleb Mose
Stanley Nelson
E Larry Oatfield
Tom Phillips
Kenn Rabin
Ed Rudolph
Mark Samuels
Robert Shepard
Anthony Simons
Marcia Smith
Marcia Smith
Susan Starr
Denice Stephenson
J.t. Takagi
Aljernon Tunsil
Christine Turner
Jonathan Vargo
Nolad Walker
Noland Walker
Paul Zahnley
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Winner of the Golden Gate Award for Bay Area Documentary Feature at the 2006 San Francisco International Film Festival.
Released in United States 2006
Released in United States April 10, 2007
Released in United States Fall October 20, 2006
Released in United States January 2007
Released in United States June 2006
Released in United States November 3, 2006
Released in United States October 27, 2006
Released in United States on Video April 10, 2007
Shown at London Film Festival (World Cinema) October 18-November 2, 2006.
Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival (Awards Buzz - Best Documentary Feature) January 4-15, 2007.
Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival (Documentaries) April 20-May 4, 2006.
Shown at SILVERDOCS:AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival (World View) June 13-18, 2006.
Shown at Tribeca Film Festival (International Documentary Feature Competition) April 25-May 7, 2006.
Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival (Nonfiction Features) September 28-October 13, 2006.
Aired in USA on PBS Networks on April 10, 2007 as part of the "American Experience" series of Documentaries.
Released in United States 2006 (Shown at London Film Festival (World Cinema) October 18-November 2, 2006.)
Released in United States 2006 (Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival (Documentaries) April 20-May 4, 2006.)
Released in United States 2006 (Shown at Tribeca Film Festival (International Documentary Feature Competition) April 25-May 7, 2006.)
Released in United States 2006 (Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival (Nonfiction Features) September 28-October 13, 2006.)
Released in United States January 2007 (Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival (Awards Buzz - Best Documentary Feature) January 4-15, 2007.)
Released in United States April 10, 2007
Released in United States on Video April 10, 2007
Released in United States June 2006 (Shown at SILVERDOCS:AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival (World View) June 13-18, 2006. )
Released in United States Fall October 20, 2006 (NY)
Released in United States October 27, 2006 (NuArt; Los Angeles)
Released in United States November 3, 2006 (Landmark Theatres; San Francisco)
