History Film / Jonestown

* InfantImmortality: Brutally averted. Tim Carter, one of the few Temple members to leave Jonestown alive on the day of the massacre, recalls watching his son die from cyanide poisoning.

* ConspiracyTheories: Jones believed he himself was the victim of assassination conspiracies, and ranted about them on Jonestown's speaker system at all hours of the day in order to keep its inhabitants fearful of the outside world.

* ConspiracyTheories: Jones espoused them, and ranted about them on Jonestown's speaker system at all hours of the day in order to keep its inhabitants fearful of the outside world.

* UncannyVillage: Jonestown, especially when Jones was present.

* InfantImmortality: Brutally averted. Tim Carter, one of the few Temple to leave Jonestown alive on the day of the massacre, recalls watching his son die from cyanide poisoning.

* PlotArmor: Pointedly averted. Congressman Leo Ryan, perhaps out of naivete, seemed to think he had this out when he told Vernon Gosney, a Temple defector, that he had "the congressional shield of protection around you." Gosney looked at Ryan as if he were "totally insane." [[spoiler:Both Gosney and Ryan were shot at the airfield, the latter fatally.]]

* PlotArmor: Pointedly averted. Congressman Leo Ryan, perhaps out of naivete, seemed to think he could dole this out when he told Vernon Gosney, a Temple defector, that he had "the congressional shield of protection around you." Gosney looked at Ryan as if he were "totally insane." [[spoiler:Both Gosney and Ryan were shot at the airfield, the latter fatally.]]

* BadGuyWins: If you can call destroying yourself and everyone who ever trusted you "winning."

'''Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple''' is a 2006 documentary by Stanley Nelson, which aired in 2007 on Creator/{{PBS}}'s ''American Experience''. It charts the story of the Rev. Jim Jones and his People Temple, from their noble beginning in TheFifties, to their controversial history in SanFrancisco in TheSeventies, to the notorious mass killing at their Guyana compound in November 1978. The film lacks any narration, instead allowing the story to be told by former Temple members themselves.

The film is noted for being much more respectful about the event than other TV documentaries, some of which have tried to replay the story from a more sensationalistic angle. ''Jonestown'' takes a more subdued route and treats the carnage dead serious. It received the Outstanding Achievement in Documentary Award at the Tribeca Film Festival.

'''Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple''' is a 2006 documentary by Stanley Nelson, produced by Firelight Media and broadcast in 2007 on Creator/{{PBS}}'s ''American Experience''. It charts the story of the Rev. Jim Jones and his People Temple, from their noble beginning in TheFifties, to their controversial history in SanFrancisco in TheSeventies, to the notorious mass killing at their Guyana compound in November 1978. The film lacks any narration, instead allowing the story to be told by former Temple members themselves.

'''Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple''' is a 2006 documentary by Stanley Nelson Jr., produced by Firelight Media and broadcast in 2007 on Creator/{{PBS}}'s ''American Experience''. It charts the story of the Rev. Jim Jones and his People Temple, from their noble beginning in TheFifties, to their controversial history in SanFrancisco in TheSeventies, to the notorious mass killing at their Guyana compound in November 1978. The film lacks any narration, instead allowing the story to be told by former Temple members themselves.

'''Jonestown''' is a 2006 documentary by Stanley Nelson Jr., produced by Firelight Media and broadcast in 2007 on Creator/{{PBS}}'s ''American Experience''. It charts the story of the Rev. Jim Jones and his People Temple, from their noble beginning in TheFifties, to their controversial history in SanFrancisco in TheSeventies, to the notorious mass killing at their Guyana compound in November 1978. The film lacks any narration, instead allowing the story to be told by former Temple members themselves.

The film is noted for being much more respectful about the event than other TV documentaries, some of which have tried to replay the story from a more sensationalistic angle. This film takes a more subdued route and treats the carnage dead serious. It received the Outstanding Achievement in Documentary Award at the Tribeca Film Festival.

The film is noted for being much more respectful about the event than other TV documentaries, some of which have tried to replay the story from a more sensationalistic angle. This film takes a more subdued route and treats the carnage dead serious. It received the Outstanding Achievement in Documentary Award at the TribecaFilmFestival.

'''Jonestown''' is a 2006 documentary by Stanley Nelson Jr., produced by Firelight Media and broadcast in 2007 on Creator/{{PBS}}'s ''American Experience''. It charts the story of the Reverend Jim Jones and his People Temple, from their noble beginning in TheFifties, to their controversial history in SanFrancisco in TheSeventies, to the notorious mass killing at their Guyana compound in November 1978. The film lacks any narration, instead allowing the story to be told by former Temple members themselves.

The film is noted for being much more respectful about the event than other TV documentaries, some of which have tried to replay the story from a more sensationalistic angle. This film takes a more subdued route and treats the carnage dead serious. It received several awards, including Outstanding Achievement in Documentary Award at the TribecaFilmFestival.

* ForegoneConclusion