Thanks Randy, I don't have time to check this out in full right now but from what I've seen it looks AWESOME!
Will be back later...
"Losing My Religion" Film Project needs help
by Dogpatch 20 Replies latest jw friends
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Ayer
Hello Everyone,
Thank you Randy for providing this platform! Its awesome!
My name is Stephan McGuire, an experienced documentary film maker http://treemedia.com/treemedia.com/Stephan.html and a Former Jehovah's Witness http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Stephan_McGuire . We are reaching out to you, as I know we all have similar backgrounds, being raised as Jehovah's Witnesses or becoming one sometime in our lifetime.
As Randy posted, there is a small team of us in preproduction on a film called Losing My Religion http://losingmyreligionfilm.com and have just begun an initial awareness campaign as we kickstart our project: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1753881488/losing-my-religion . The goal of this project is to document the experiences and exoduses of Jehovah’s Witnesses and other fundamentalist sects as they leave behind family, friends, their acquired interpretation of “God”, and very unique ‘realities’. Losing our religions, as we know, many of us undergo an emotionally agonizing and dramatic transition into a once ‘forbidden’ world. This will make for good cinematic dialogue and dramatic film making. Basically, I feel that a comprehensive and intelligent study is needed on the effects of extreme fundamentalism on the human psyche. This needs to be balanced with humor, because often this is where much of the healing can take place- when we can laugh at ourselves.
My own path has brought me to the level of a world class activist; http://greendotawards.com/2009/?page_id=382 as sometimes when we leave the boxes of religion, this is what can happen. My personal goal is to inspire others to become the same. Right now, the world needs survivors to become tomorrow's heroes. I know that this can mean all of us...
We really are looking to the XJW family for support. Please support this project by going to the website and or Kickstarter campaign website and please make a donation so that we can manifest this project!
Thank you with all my heartMuch Love
Stephan
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MMXIV
Looking forward to it. Great title, great topic.
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whoknows
This is a great cause. A film like this can be very powerful in helping others to be free. Love the title Stephan!
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Mad Sweeney
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Hopscotch
This is just fantastic - it is going to be a wonderful film.
And the Lost and Found organisation for those JWs in transition from the WTS to a normal life sounds great. What a beautiful idea of providing scholarships to help the young people who leave JWs to achieve higher education.
Thank you so much Stephan and your team for your great work.
All the best
Hopscotch
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brotherdan
I hope this project takes off. If it had a wide release like Jesus Camp or Hell House, I think it'd open up so many eyes. Maybe not the eyes of current JWs so much as outsiders that may be caught unaware in the door to door work.
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DanaBug
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From facebook today:
Losing My Religion London Area XJWs:
The Director of "Losing My Religion", along with two of the film Producers, will be in town from 6-9 March.
They would love to meet as many of you as possible! And if you’re curious about the documentary, want to discuss sharing your story in our movie, or want to help us build community, please let u s know!http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Losing-My-Religion/290648973074
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wannabefree
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