Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple

Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple, is a 2006 documentary film made by Firelight Media, produced and directed by Stanley Nelson. The documentary reveals new footage of the incidents surrounding the Peoples Temple and its leader Jim Jones who led over 900 members of his religious group to a settlement in Guyana called Jonestown, where he orchestrated a mass suicide with poisoned Flavor Aid, in November 1978. It is in the form of a narrative with interviews with former Temple members, Jonestown survivors, and people who knew Jones.

Release
The film premiered at the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival where it received the Outstanding Achievement in Documentary award, and was broadcast nationally on Monday, April 9, 2007, on PBS's documentary program "American Experience". The DVD release contains a number of scenes and interviews not in the on-air program.

Awards

 * Golden Gate Award for Best Bay Area Feature Documentary, San Francisco International Film Festival
 * Outstanding Achievement in Documentary, 2006 Tribeca Film Festival
 * Nominee, 2006 International Documentary Association Awards

Reviews

 * Doomsday dream believer, San Francisco Bay Guardian, Cheryl Eddy, 2006
 * Compilation of Reviews, Rotten Tomatoes, 2006
 * Review, New York Times, Stephen Holden, 2006* Documentary offers rare film of Jim Jones, San Francisco Chronicle, G. Allen Johnson, November 3, 2006
 * Another look at Jonestown, The Washington Post, June 2006