May 1, 3 & 8: 'My Scientology Movie' at Hot Docs Documentary Festival in Toronto

May 1, 3 & 8: 'My Scientology Movie' at Hot Docs Documentary Festival in Toronto,

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My Scientology Movie

SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS | 100 MINUTES | 2015 | UK | ENGLISH | CANADIAN PREMIERE | RATING:

Sun, May 1: 4:00 PM Scotiabank Theatre 3BUY TICKETS

Tue, May 3: 10:30 AM TIFF Bell Lightbox 3BUY TICKETS

Sun, May 8: 6:15 PM TIFF Bell Lightbox 1BUY TICKETS

What do you do if you want to make a documentary about the infamous Church of Scientology and they’re not willing to talk? If you’re Louis Theroux and director John Dowler, you take matters into your own hands by producing a film about the organization, using church-produced videos as bountiful source material. Inspired by the church’s own filming techniques, Theroux teams up with former senior church official Marty Rathburn to recreate scenes of violent events allegedly witnessed by Rathburn and others, casting young actors to bring them to life. Unsurprisingly, the church catches wind and puts the team under surveillance, resulting in bizarrely disquieting encounters between dueling production crews. Rich in both humour and pathos, in My Scientology Movie Theroux and company expertly peel back layers of paranoia and aggression to reveal a secretive organization on the defensive, definitively demonstrating that truth really is stranger than fiction.

Director(s): John Dower

Producer(s): Simon Chinn

Executive Producer(s):
Christine Langan
Charlotte Moore
Joe Oppenheimer
Stephen Mcdonogh
Mark Reynolds

Co-Producer(s): Vanessa Tovell

Editor(s): Paul Carlin

Writer(s):
John Dower
Louis Theroux

Cinematographer(s): Will Pugh

Composer(s): Dan Jones

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May 1, 3 & 8: 'My Scientology Movie' at Hot Docs Documentary Festival in Toronto