GOING CLEAR: SCIENTOLOGY AND THE PRISON OF BELIEF

Winner of three Emmys (including Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special), GOING CLEAR is the highly-anticipated, critically-acclaimed look inside the controversies of the Church of Scientology from Oscar-winner Alex Gibney (TAXI TO THE DARK SIDE).

The film profiles eight former Church members, explores the psychological impact of blind faith, how the Church attracts new followers and keeps hold of its A-list celebrity devotees. Following Gibney’s Peabody Award-winning MEA MAXIMA CULPA which investigated the Catholic Church, Gibney here fully dives into one of the most controversial and secretive religions in the world. With exclusive interviews and never-before-seen footage featuring Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman and John Travolta, the film touches on a wide range of aspects of the church from its origin, to an intimate portrait of the Church’s founder L. Ron Hubbard, to its recruiting practices, to present-day practices by church officials.