Alex Gibney: Going Clear

Alex Gibneys nyeste film ”Going Clear – Scientology and the Prison of Belief” har fået den danske titel ”Scientologys religiøse fængsel”. Gibney går her i sin undersøgende journalistik bag facaden på Scientology og taler med otte tidligere medlemmer af Scientology. De beretter afslørende om dagligdagen i den meget tillukkede organisation. Somm baggrund skildres i filmen, hvordan Scientology har udviklet sig, og hvordan organisationens grundlægger gik fra at være science fiction forfatter til at grundlægge denne samlede tilværelsesforståelse med tusinder af dedikerede tilhængere for derefter at få Scientology registreret som en skattefritaget religiøs organisation.

SCIENTOLOGYS RELIGIØSE FÆNGSEL har tv-premiere i DR2 DOKUMANIA til april, men allerede nu inviteres til forpremiere i Dronningesalen, Den Sorte Diamant, Søren Kierkegaards Plads 1, København på torsdag den 12. marts 2015 kl. 17-19. Billetter, som er gratis, bestilles på tcth@dr.dk

Foto: forfatteren Lawrence Wright and instruktøren Alex Gibney

SYNOPSIS

“In the film, based on Lawrence’s Wright’s muckraking book of the same name, Gibney talks to defectors from the church, including Crash director Paul Haggis. He explores the history of the religion from its founder L Ron Hubbard through to current leader David Miscavige, who is accused during the film of intimidating, beating and imprisoning insubordinate followers; high-profile followers like Tom Cruise also have their involvement raked over…” (The Guardian)

ANDRE ALEX GIBNEY FILM

Taxi to the dark side, 2007

Gonzo:Life and Work of Hunter Thompson, 2008

Allan Berg Nielsen

Allan Berg Nielsen started the first documentary cinema in Randers, Denmark way back in the 1970’es. He did so at the museum, where he was employed. He got the (16mm) films from the collection of the National Film Board of Denmark (Statens Filmcentral). He organised a film festival in his home city, became a member of the Board of Directors of the Film Board, started to write about films in diverse magazines, were a juror at several festivals and wrote television critiques in the local newspaper. From 1998-2003 Allan Berg was documentary film consultant (commissioning editor) at The Danish Film Institute, a continuation of the Film Board. Since then free lance consultant in documentary matters.

abn@filmkommentaren.dk

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