Hello everyone! I've posted on Mr. Ross' forums before, each message being about the research and development of my independent study film for school entitled The Deprogrammer, which is about a man who rescues people and deprograms them from brainwashing religious cults. Today is a big day for me and my project, because funding has just began for it over at Indiegogo.com. Here's
Forum: "Cults," Sects, and "New Religious Movements"

Hello everyone. I've posted on Mr. Ross' forums before. I'm a college film maker, and my final film, an independent study, is about a fictional narrative about a deprogrammer. I've spent around 500 hours worth of time researching and writing my film, including locating the father of cult deprogramming himself, Ted Patrick, and flying out to his San Diego, California to conduct
Forum: Former Cult Members and Affected Families

Hello everyone. For a screenplay I'm writing about cult deprogramming, there is the issue of one character, a cult member, leaving the cult behind to seek help. This creates a minor plot hole that I hope someone here would be able to fill for me. From what I can remember reading in a book a while back, cults typically don't file missing persons reports in the US due to the fact that
Forum: "Cults," Sects, and "New Religious Movements"

Hello everyone. Since this is my first post here on Mr. Ross' site, I'd like to quickly introduce myself - I'm an independent filmmaker, and I'm currently working on my last student film, which is about cults and deprogramming. For on and off over the past year and a half, I've researched and have read books about cults and sects, to the point where I know my short film w
Forum: "Cults," Sects, and "New Religious Movements"