The Big Picture From the outside looking in, we oftentimes wonder, “How do people find themselves involved in a cult?” Whether it’s the teachings of Marshall Applewhite in Heaven’s Gate or Charles Manson’s wild ramblings to the Family, there has to be something that hooks followers and doesn’t let them go. For many, it starts as a place of belonging, and, by the time the wheels fall off, they don’t even realize it.
Now, National Geographic and Hulu will bring audiences a three-part series titled Cult Massacre: One Day In Jonestown, investigating the years leading up to that fateful day, covering the events that took place down to the moment the people of Jonestown drank the poisoned Flavor Aid . In a trailer released today, audiences can listen to the first-hand accounts of ex-followers who survived that horrific day and even from Jones’ son, Stephan Jones, in his first documentary appearance.
Most people who know what Jones looks like will associate the minister-turned-cult-leader with bloodshot eyes hidden by sunglasses, but the trailer shows the man without sunglasses who started The People’s Temple as a way to aid underserved communities. Giving the power back to those who were eventually brainwashed into a cult mentality, the teaser helps answer the question of how one gets caught up and essentially trapped with such a group.
Who’s Behind ‘Cult Massacre: One Day In Jonestown’? BAFTA Award-winning director, Marian Mohamed , pairs with 72 Films’ David Glover and Mark Raphael as an executive producer. The trio is joined by documentarians, Dan Lindsay and T.J. Martin, who paired up on the 2011 project Undefeated, which won them the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.
You can watch a group’s slow descent into chaos in the Cult Massacre: One Day In Jonestown trailer above and catch the three-episode series on Hulu on June 17 and National Geographic on August 14.
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