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PBS’s American Experience Presents thorough examination of Jim Jones and his followers
Jonestown to be presented at TCA Press Tour
January 12, 2007
Contact:
Lauren Prestileo
National Publicist
American Experience
617.300.5329
lauren_prestileo@wgbh.org
Boston-- In Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple, award-winning filmmakers Stanley Nelson, Marcia Smith, and Noland Walker reveal the true, tragic story behind enigmatic preacher Jim Jones and his promise of a world of economic and racial equality that ultimately led to the largest mass murder suicide in history. This new documentary tells the story of the people who joined Peoples Temple, following Jones from Indiana to California and ultimately to their deaths in Guyana in November 1978. Airing on PBS’s American Experience on April 9, 2007, Jonestown was an official selection of numerous 2006 film festivals, including Tribeca, Silverdocs, Los Angeles, and San Francisco, and is on the short list for an Oscar nomination.
On Saturday, January 13, American Experience will present Jonestown at the Television Critics Association Press Tour in Pasadena, California. On hand at the session will be American Experience executive producer Mark Samels; filmmaker Stanley Nelson; Jim Jones, Jr., son of the cult leader; Claire Janaro, who lost two children in the tragedy; and Steve Sung, who was at Jonestown as part of a news crew and was wounded during the incident.
Hailed as “surreal and heartbreaking” (The Village Voice) and “chilling” (San Francisco Chronicle), the 90-minute film features first-hand recollections of former Peoples Temple members, including some who narrowly escaped death in those frantic, final days in the South American jungle; relatives of those who died; and candid interviews with Jim Jones, Jr. “We wanted the story to be told in the voices of the people who lived through it,” explains Nelson. “Of the five people who survived, there are – to my knowledge – three left alive. Two of them are in the film.”
Television’s most-watched history series, American Experience has been hailed as “peerless” (Wall Street Journal), “the most consistently enriching program on television” (Chicago Tribune), and “a beacon of intelligence and purpose” (Houston Chronicle). On air and online, the series brings to life the incredible characters and epic stories that have shaped America’s past and present. Acclaimed by viewers and critics alike, American Experience documentaries have been honored with every major broadcast award, including twenty-four Emmy Awards, four duPont-Columbia Awards, and fourteen George Foster Peabody Awards, one most recently for Two Days in October.
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January 12, 2007
Contact:
Lauren Prestileo
National Publicist
American Experience
617.300.5329
lauren_prestileo@wgbh.org
Boston-- In Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple, award-winning filmmakers Stanley Nelson, Marcia Smith, and Noland Walker reveal the true, tragic story behind enigmatic preacher Jim Jones and his promise of a world of economic and racial equality that ultimately led to the largest mass murder suicide in history. This new documentary tells the story of the people who joined Peoples Temple, following Jones from Indiana to California and ultimately to their deaths in Guyana in November 1978. Airing on PBS’s American Experience on April 9, 2007, Jonestown was an official selection of numerous 2006 film festivals, including Tribeca, Silverdocs, Los Angeles, and San Francisco, and is on the short list for an Oscar nomination.
On Saturday, January 13, American Experience will present Jonestown at the Television Critics Association Press Tour in Pasadena, California. On hand at the session will be American Experience executive producer Mark Samels; filmmaker Stanley Nelson; Jim Jones, Jr., son of the cult leader; Claire Janaro, who lost two children in the tragedy; and Steve Sung, who was at Jonestown as part of a news crew and was wounded during the incident.
Hailed as “surreal and heartbreaking” (The Village Voice) and “chilling” (San Francisco Chronicle), the 90-minute film features first-hand recollections of former Peoples Temple members, including some who narrowly escaped death in those frantic, final days in the South American jungle; relatives of those who died; and candid interviews with Jim Jones, Jr. “We wanted the story to be told in the voices of the people who lived through it,” explains Nelson. “Of the five people who survived, there are – to my knowledge – three left alive. Two of them are in the film.”
Television’s most-watched history series, American Experience has been hailed as “peerless” (Wall Street Journal), “the most consistently enriching program on television” (Chicago Tribune), and “a beacon of intelligence and purpose” (Houston Chronicle). On air and online, the series brings to life the incredible characters and epic stories that have shaped America’s past and present. Acclaimed by viewers and critics alike, American Experience documentaries have been honored with every major broadcast award, including twenty-four Emmy Awards, four duPont-Columbia Awards, and fourteen George Foster Peabody Awards, one most recently for Two Days in October.
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The organizations and/or individuals who submit materials for distribution by Religion Press Release Services are solely responsible for the facts in and accuracy of their materials. Religion Press Release Services will correct any errors brought to its attention.
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