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Film Threat review 8/10 Movie Score
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Written Review by Bradley Gibson
Witness Underground:
"pulls the curtain back on the damage caused by being part of a doomsday cult."
"Jarring, heartbreaking, infuriating"
Tone Madison Music Magazine
Written Review by Steven Spoerl
"Frequently searing and undeniably confrontational..."
"For the people of this film, music wasn’t just an outlet; it was a savior. Witness Underground’s respect for that level of influence strengthens its margins and helps elevate the film from a strong multipurpose study to an essential one."
AJ Wone
DiaTribe: From the Village to the Streets
"He saw breakdancing in the sand in the 1930s and 40s in Accra" Ghana.
A concert documentary featuring the evolutionary lineage between African dance traditions and the dance styles from today's youth. Master Drummer Obo Addy, MC Mic Crenshaw and poet A.J. Wone converge to present a history of African music and dance from its traditional roots.
Aj Wone runs a non-profit, Deptarment of Africo-American Research, Arts, and Culture.
Witness Underground is an upcoming documentary about Nuclear Gopher, a Minnesota based indie record label that released rock music made by artists in Jehovah's Witnesses. Ryan Sutter, the main proprietor of Nuclear Gopher is joined by filmmaker Scott Homan in a discussion about this astonishing project.
THE WITNESS UNDERGROUND - BARCLAY HOUR
Featuring an interview with the creators of the Witness Underground, born into the high-control Jehovah’s Witness culture, a documentary about starting, thriving, and eventually leaving the very unique indie rock label: Nuclear Gopher www.nucleargopher.org
WSUM Radio Interview
by Shelby Len
"Homan doesn’t resign these characters to a sob story about the harmful consequences of being a Jehovah’s Witness, but rather spotlights the prolific artistic output of the group despite difficult circumstances. The documentary is at once an exposé/commentary on the Witnesses, an inspirational true story, and a nostalgic look back at the vibrant DIY indie rock scene in the 1990s."
Nobody Asked Us To Do This Podcast
Interview by Joe Mitchell and Ruben Ortiz
On this episode we discuss the film "Witness Underground". The film's director Scott Homan and featured cast member Ryan Sutter joins us in a great conversation about the film and their involvement with the Jehovah's Witness religion. The conversation is followed by commentary by the hosts after watching the film at the NYC Film Festival.
Cult Hackers
Podcast Interview by Stephen & Celine
A podcast about cult hacking! Cracking the cult code to understand what they are, how they work, how people leave and how to make sense of the world after leaving. Father and daughter team, media graduate Celine, and former cult member now organizational psychologist Stephen, explore how cults work, why they are so dangerous. culthackers.com
Portland Film Festival Q&A
Film Festival Interview by Candace McDowell
"It's kind of a dicey move to make a film like this. It could end relationships. But it's our story to tell. It's not some hit job on the religion. It's much more about how we're living our lives positively afterwards... about doing well and living our lives in the wake of our experiences."
Victims and Villains Review
Podcast Interview by Captain Nostalgia
Capt. Nostalgia takes a spoiler-free look at the documentary, Witness Underground, an official selection of @genreblast Film Festival. It tells the story of the 90s blossoming Underground indie music scene within a cult.
AJ Wone
DiaTribe: From the Village to the Streets
"He saw breakdancing in the sand in the 1930s and 40s in Accra" Ghana.
A concert documentary featuring the evolutionary lineage between African dance traditions and the dance styles from today's youth. Master Drummer Obo Addy, MC Mic Crenshaw and poet A.J. Wone converge to present a history of African music and dance from its traditional roots.
Aj Wone runs a non-profit, Deptarment of Africo-American Research, Arts, and Culture.
Film Festival Run - 2021
Official Selection - World Premiere at Genre Blast Film Festival
Winner of Best Documentary Feature!
Official Selection
Great Lakes Region Premiere
Minnesota - Film + Music Festival
Three bands in the film were invited to play live for this festival!
Official Selection
California Premiere
Social Impact documentary festival
Run by the founder of Slamdance, Jon Fitzgerald
Official Selection
Regional Premieres
Official Selection
New England Premiere
Official Selection
West Coast Premiere
Semi-Finalist
Official Selection
Georgia Premiere
Official Selection
Los Angeles Premiere
Official Selection
New York Premiere
