Escaping a Cult
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.
Witness Underground (2024) is a documentary film directed by Scott Homan, released on January 26, 2024 with a runtime of 1h 23m. It stars Ryan Sutter, Cindy Elvendahl, Eric Elvendahl and Chad Rhinger. Viewers rate it 10.0 out of 10 across 2 ratings.
Directed by Scott Homan.
Average viewer score of 10.0/10 from 2 ratings.
Such a great documentary! Definitely unique among the current rise of cult documentaries. A genius blend of vulnerability and creative expression. It's not just hearing the heartbreaking stories of these people, but also really getting to know who they are outside of their traumas. It's beautiful to watch them embrace their truth and their talents and to live for themselves. It's a must see!
Reviewed on February 13, 2024
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Witness Underground (2024) is available to stream on fuboTV, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video and Apple TV Store. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Witness Underground (2024) includes Ryan Sutter, Cindy Elvendahl, Eric Elvendahl, Chad Rhinger and James Zimmerman. The film was directed by Scott Homan. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Witness Underground was released on January 26, 2024 and runs for 1h 23m.
Witness Underground (2024) holds an average rating of 10.0 out of 10 from 2 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy documentary films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.