My Scientology Movie

Documentary | 14A | 99 min

Showings

Uptown Theatre 1 Sun, Feb 5, 2017 8:00 PM
Film Info
Event Type:Screening
Release Year:2015
Rating:14A
Genre:Documentary
Production Country:UK/USA
Original Langauge:English
Cast/Crew Info
Director:John Dower
Screenwriter:John Dower
Louis Theroux
Music By:Dan Jones

Description

Not your typical expose. BBC doc-maker and journalist Louis Theroux teams up with director John Dower and double Academy Award winning producer Simon Chinn (Searching for Sugar Man, Man On Wire) to explore the self-mythologizing Church of Scientology. Following a long fascination with the religion, the beguilingly unassuming Theroux won't take no for an answer when his request to enter the Church's headquarters is turned down. Inspired by the Church's use of filming techniques, and aided by ex-members of the organization, Theroux uses actors to replay some incidents people claim they experienced as members in an attempt to better understand the way it operates. In a bizarre twist, it becomes clear that the Church is also making a film about Louis Theroux. Suffused with a good dose of humour and moments worthy of a Hollywood script, My Scientology Movie is as outlandish as it is revealing.