Javier Ortiz and Lloyd Evans have spent two years working on a film that needs some funding to get it into post-production. Here’s some of what Javier and Lloyd have to say about it in this short video appeal…
Javier: Two years ago we decided to document the stories of former Jehovah’s Witnesses whose lives have been impacted by Watchtower in three main areas: Shunning, the refusal of blood transfusions, and the mishandling of child sexual abuse. Lloyd: When we took home the project we did so without any funding sponsors or even film equipment. All we had was a small group of passionate filmmakers and activists willing to work hard driven by a longing to help people by shedding light on the little-known abusive elements of the Jehovah’s Witness faith.
Check out the short video and then help out if you can at www.telasofa.org/donate
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Posted by Tony Ortega on March 16, 2019 at 12:00
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Tony Ortega is a journalist who was formerly the editor of The Village Voice. He’s written about Scientology since 1995, and in May 2015 released a book about Scientology’s harassment of Paulette Cooper titled ‘The Unbreakable Miss Lovely,’ and more recently a compilation of his stories, ‘Battlefield Scientology.’ He continues to monitor breaking developments in the Scientology world, as well as other subjects such as Jehovah’s Witnesses. You can reach him by sending him a message at tonyo94 AT gmail.com (Drop him a line if you’d like to get an e-mail whenever a new story is posted.)
