![]() ![]() Interview with Jon Krakauer and Amy Berg: The people trying to stop this cult are fighting to avoid another Waco or Jonestown while Jeffs is calling for the end of the world. The film examines how one man monopolizes tens of thousands of followers despite being imprisoned for life, after being publicly admonished and convicted for unspeakable acts. They are shrouded in secrecy and far reaching. The FLDS is one of the largest cults in the United States today. PROPHET’S PREY is a unique and intricate look inside the world and mind of Warren Jeffs and the FLDS. LISTEN TO ME MARLON and PROPHET’S PREY join previous award winning SHO: CLOSE UP films: THE WORLD ACCORDING TO DICK CHENEY, RICHARD PRYOR: OMIT THE LOGIC, KOBE BRYANT’S MUSE and LOST SONGS: THE BASEMENT TAPES CONTINUED, which features new music from long-lost lyrics penned by legendary songwriter Bob Dylan. These documentaries offer an uncensored look at the lives and legacies of some of the world’s most fascinating and controversial figures. SHOWTIME is a premier destination for original documentary programming, developing films under the SHO: CLOSE UP® banner and the newly created SHOWTIME DOCUMENTARY FILMS banner. The film will open on July 29th at Film Forum in New York and on July 31st at The Landmark in Los Angeles, then will roll out nationwide throughout the summer and fall.Īlso debuting nationally this fall is the Warren Jeffs documentary PROPHET’S PREY, which provides a unique look inside one of the largest cults currently operating in the United States, the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS). LISTEN TO ME MARLON, unlocks two-time Oscar® winner Marlon Brando’s extensive never-before-heard personal audio archive. After their well-received debuts at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, LISTEN TO ME MARLON, directed by Stevan Riley (Fire in Babylon) and PROPHET’S PREY directed by Academy Award® nominee Amy Berg (Deliver us from Evil) will roll out nationally in theaters before their SHOWTIME premieres. NEW YORK – Ap– For the first time in network history, SHOWTIME will bring two highly-anticipated films, LISTEN TO ME MARLON and PROPHET’S PREY to theaters nationwide, under the newly created SHOWTIME DOCUMENTARY FILMS® banner. LISTEN TO ME MARLON and PROPHET’S PREY Showcase Two Elusive Individuals: Marlon Brando and Warren Jeffs Both films debuted this year at Sundance, and the move marks a potential new paradigm for the ever-growing cable documentary business.įOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, SHOWTIME DEBUTS TWO DOCUMENTARIES IN THEATERS NATIONWIDE UNDER NEWLY CREATED BANNER SHOWTIME DOCUMENTARY FILMS Premium cable network Showtime announced earlier today that it will be releasing the Warren Jeffs documentary Prophet’s Prey and the Marlon Brando documentary Listen to Me Marlon in theaters. ![]()
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