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.Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple, IMDb, 2006 It is in the form of a narrative with interviews with former Temple members, Jonestown survivors, and people who knew Jones.
Release The film premiered at the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival where it received the Outstanding Achievement in Documentary award,2006 Tribeca Film Festival , International Documentary Competition and was broadcast nationally on Monday, April 9, 2007, on PBS's documentary program "American Experience".Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple PBS website P.B.S. The DVD release contains a number of scenes and interviews not in the on-air program.
Awards Golden Gate Award for Best Bay Area Feature Documentary, San Francisco International Film Festival Outstanding Achievement in Documentary, 2006 Tribeca Film Festival Nominee, 2006 International Documentary Association Awards
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External links
Official Trailer on Apple.com/Trailers with HighDefinition version
Reviews Doomsday dream believer, San Francisco Bay Guardian, Cheryl Eddy, 2006 Compilation of Reviews, Rotten Tomatoes, 2006 Review, New York Times, Stephen Holden, 2006* Documentary offers rare film of Jim Jones, San Francisco Chronicle, G. Allen Johnson, November 3, 2006 Another look at Jonestown, The Washington Post, June 2006