Cries from within

Looks at new cults and new forms of self-discovery which young people in North America are embracing. Group dynamics, encounter groups, transcendental meditation, Eastern philosophy, communal living, return to nature, re-energised evangelism - all are roads to salvation according to the individual belief.

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Credits

production company

National Film Board of Canada

Duration

00:45:00:00

Production places

Canada

Production dates

1972

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

002525

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Religion

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Canada

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Cults

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Philosophy and religion

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Religion

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Individuality

Short films

Short films → Short films - Canada

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

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Canada, 1972

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