Holy Hell

Nominee
Grand Jury Prize ~ Documentary
Sundance Film Festival
Unique, captivating...never before has a cult documentary contained so much footage of its inner workings.
-- Justin Gerber, Consequence of Sound

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Holy Hell

In 1985, Will Allen became a member of The Buddhafield, a Los Angeles-area spiritual group. A recent film school graduate, Allen began to chronicle the group’s activities that centered on their leader, a mysterious individual they called The Teacher, or Michel. Over time, the group’s dark side began to surface, until finally a shocking allegation against The Teacher tore the group apart – all in front of Allen’s camera. This incredible archive of video footage became the basis for HOLY HELL.
Not Rated
Genre
Documentary
Runtime
102
Language
English
Director
William Francesco Allen
Awards:
Nominee, Grand Jury Prize ~ Documentary, Sundance Film Festival
FEATURED REVIEW
Matt Goldberg, Collider

Generally speaking, humans want to feel happy and like they’re part of a group, and cults feed on this desire. Cults are such an odd phenonemenon because they’re manifestation seems obvious to outsiders but insiders are completely oblivious. Cults distort reality, and Will Allen had a unique view to ...

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