The Emmy® Award-winning, critically acclaimed franchise ONE DAY IN AMERICA returns with its third installment, CULT MASSACRE: ONE DAY IN JONESTOWN. The three-part series from Emmy Award-winning 72 Films’ David Glover, BAFTA Award-winning director Marian Mohamed, along with Academy Award®-winning filmmakers Dan Lindsay and T.J. Martin, tells the story of an idealistic religious organization led by the infamous Jim Jones, who set out to establish a utopian community in Guyana. What began as a peaceful movement seeking social justice ultimately spiraled into a mass casualty event that left 918 dead. Told by survivors and eyewitnesses, along with using rare footage and rare Jim Jones recordings, the powerful series gives an immersive look into the final harrowing hours leading up to one of America’s darkest chapters.
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- Marian Mohamed – Series Director, 72 Films
- David Glover – Executive producer, 72 Films
- Dan Lindsay & T.J. Martin – Executive producers
- Mark Raphael – Executive Producer, 72 Films
- Laura Spence – Producer
- Thom Bogue – Former People Temple member
- Jackie Speier – Former aide to Congressman Ryan (Burlingame, CA)
- Charles Krause – Former Washington Post Reporter who traveled to Jonestown and was shot, happy to assist (Balimore, MD)
- Leslie Wagner Wilson – Former People Temple member who escaped Jonestown
- Yulanda Williams – Former People Temple member
- David Netterville – former Special Ops Airforce sergeant who was among the first of three U.S. servicemen to enter Jonestown in the immediate aftermath of the tragedy.
