Witness Underground
“Escaping a Cult”
2024•1h 23m•10.0•Released
Documentary
Punk rock, B-movies, and Jehovah’s Witnesses unite in this heartfelt documentary. As members of Jehovah’s Witness start to explore culture outside of their religion, they have to wrestle with the possibility of being excommunicated from friends and family. Featuring in-depth interviews and extensive home video footage, Witness Underground tells the story of punk rocker Witnesses pushing against the highly controlling Jehovah’s Witnesses religion as they build their own community through music and art. This prolific community of Witness musicians create their own record label, Nuclear Gopher, and become early adopters of promoting their music through the internet, including what may have been the first album to ever be livestreamed. This community’s history is well documented through archival footage of their home movies and self-produced music videos, all with a very charming energy.
Director
Scott Homan
Languages
English
Studio
Banana Island Films
Cast
Ryan Sutter
Cindy Elvendahl
Eric Elvendahl
Chad Rhinger
James Zimmerman
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