Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple
| Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple | |
|---|---|
Stanley Nelson | |
| Written by | Marcia Smith |
| Produced by | Stanley Nelson |
| Cinematography | Michael Chin |
| Music by | Tom Phillips |
| Distributed by | Firelight Media American Experience |
Release date |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple, is a 2006
Stanley Nelson. The documentary reveals new footage of the incidents surrounding the Peoples Temple and its leader Jim Jones who led over 900 members of his religious group to a settlement in Guyana called Jonestown, where he orchestrated a mass suicide with poisoned Flavor Aid, in November 1978.[1]
It is in the form of a narrative with interviews with former Temple members, Jonestown survivors, and people who knew Jones.
Release
The film premiered at the 2006
PBS's documentary program "American Experience".[3]
The DVD release contains a number of scenes and interviews not in the on-air program.
Awards
- Golden Gate Award for Best Bay Area Feature Documentary, San Francisco International Film Festival
- Outstanding Achievement in Documentary, 2006 Tribeca Film Festival
- Nominee, 2006 International Documentary Association Awards
References
- IMDb, 2006
- ^ 2006 Tribeca Film Festival Archived 2006-10-09 at the Wayback Machine, International Documentary Competition
- ^ Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple PBS website P.B.S.
External links
- Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple at IMDb
- Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple at AllMovie
- Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple on YouTube
- Official Trailer on Apple.com/Trailers with HighDefinition version
Reviews
- Doomsday dream believer, San Francisco Bay Guardian, Cheryl Eddy, 2006
- Compilation of Reviews, Rotten Tomatoes, 2006
- Review, New York Times, Stephen Holden, 2006* Documentary offers rare film of Jim Jones, San Francisco Chronicle, G. Allen Johnson, November 3, 2006
- Another look at Jonestown, The Washington Post, June 2006