Synopsis
Ted "Black Lightning" Patrick's practice of "deprogramming," also known as "reverse brainwashing," started in the early 1970s and quickly snowballed into a vast underground movement composed of concerned parents, ex-cultists-turned-deprogrammers and some sympathetic law-enforcers whose mission was to physically and mentally remove individuals from cults.
Deprogrammed (2015) is a 1h 30min documentary feature film by Mia Donovan. Ted "Black Lightning" Patrick's practice of "deprogramming," also known as "reverse brainwashing," started in the ear...
Key facts
Cast
Ted Patrick, Mia Donovan, Matthew Robinson, Aaron Christ, Steve Capellini, Stephen A. Kent, Jim Siegelman, Flo Conway
Original language
English
First release
April 26, 2015 (Canada)
Crew
Screenplay
Mia Donovan
Producer
Bob Moore
Cinematography
Mia Donovan, Nathan Truesdell
Editing
Hannele Halm
Music
Ramachandra Borcar
Trailer
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Festival History
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Canada | April 26, 2015 |
Full credits
| Director | Mia Donovan |
| Cast | Ted Patrick (Self - Deprogrammer), Mia Donovan (Self / Narrator (voice)), Matthew Robinson (Self), Aaron Christ (Self - The Christ Family), Steve Capellini (Self - Former member of The Unification Church (Moonies)), Stephen A. Kent (Self - Professor of New Religions), Jim Siegelman (Self - Author), Flo Conway (Self - Author), Cheryl Prokosh (Self - Former member of The Christ Family), Kathy Crampton (Self - Former member of the Love Family), Rick Alan Ross (Self - Deprogrammer/Cult Expert), Dan Eyink (Self - Rudrananda Ashram), Sondra Sacks (Self - Ted Patrick’s Secretary), Ruth Patrick (Self - Ted Patrick’s Wife) |
| Screenplay | Mia Donovan |
| Producer | Bob Moore |
| Executive producer | Daniel Cross, Mila Aung-Thwin |
| Cinematography | Mia Donovan, Nathan Truesdell |
| Editing | Hannele Halm |
| Music | Ramachandra Borcar |
Additional data: TMDB.
