Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple

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Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple

Jonestown movie poster
Directed by Stanley Nelson
Produced by Stanley Nelson
Written by Marcia Smith
Music by Tom Phillips
Cinematography Michael Chin
Distributed by Firelight Media
American Experience
Release date(s) October 20, 2006
Running time 86 minutes
Country United States
Language English
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Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple, is a 2006 documentary film made by Firelight Media. The documentary reveals new footage of the incidents surrounding the Peoples Temple and its leader Jim Jones who led over 900 members of his "Church" to a settlement in Guyana called Jonestown, where he orchestrated a mass suicide with poisoned punch, in 1978 [1]. The film premiered at the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival where it received the Outstanding Achievement in Documentary award [2], and was broadcast nationally on Monday, April 9, 2007 on P.B.S.'s documentary program, "American Experience" [3].

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  • Outstanding Achievement in Documentary, 2006 Tribeca Film Festival

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  1. ^ Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple, I.M.D.B., 2006
  2. ^ 2006 Tribeca Film Festival, International Documentary Competition
  3. ^ Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple PBS website P.B.S.

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