Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief

Showings

Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Sat, Aug 29, 2015 6:15 PM
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Thu, Sep 3, 2015 9:15 PM
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Tue, Sep 22, 2015 9:15 PM
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Wed, Sep 23, 2015 3:45 PM
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Thu, Oct 1, 2015 9:15 PM
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Tue, Jan 5, 2016 6:00 PM
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Tue, Jan 12, 2016 8:45 PM
Film Info
Runtime:120 min
Country Listing:USA
Copyright:2015
Rating:14A
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Alex Gibney
Cinema Extra
Distributed by:The Archive
Featuring:Lawrence Wright, Mike Rinder, Marty Rathbun, Paul Haggis and Jason Beghe

Description

Cinema Eye Nominees: Audience picks for the best non-fiction feature films from the past year.

Catch a glimpse behind the closed doors of the Church of Scientology in this Emmy Award-winning investigative documentary. The notorious belief system held by a slew of high-profile celebrities including Tom Cruise and John Travolta, Scientology has long been a mysterious point of interest. Here, Academy Award®-winning director Alex Gibney gets unprecedented access as the Church’s closed ranks begin to fragment: interviews with former Scientologists such as director Paul Haggis, actor Jason Beghe and former Scientology second-in-command Mark Rathbun reveal the discomfiting structures that make the system run. From workers paid six cents per hour, to extensive blackmail, to the manufacturing of Tom Cruise’s love life—this explosive exposé packs a real punch.

Additional Information

Winner—Outstanding Documentary, Primetime Emmy Awards 2015