Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple

Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple, is a 2006 documentary film made by Firelight Media, produced and directed by 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.

Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple
Film poster
Directed byStanley Nelson
Produced byStanley Nelson
Written byMarcia Smith
Music byTom Phillips
CinematographyMichael Chin
Distributed byFirelight Media
American Experience
Release date
  • October 20, 2006 (2006-10-20)
Running time
86 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Release

The film premiered at the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival where it received the Outstanding Achievement in Documentary award,[2] and was broadcast nationally on Monday, April 9, 2007, on PBS's documentary program "American Experience".[3] The DVD release contains a number of scenes and interviews not in the on-air program.

Awards

References
  1. Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple, IMDb, 2006
  2. 2006 Tribeca Film Festival Archived 2006-10-09 at the Wayback Machine, International Documentary Competition
  3. Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple PBS website P.B.S.

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