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Ray LaMontagne - Till The Sun Turns Black [Live]
Ray LaMontagne - Till The Sun Turns Black [Live]
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The Purse Snatcher (Portland Short Film)
The new film by Luis Garcia. Starring Daniel Castle & Lauren Crowe-Mueller Filmed in Portland, Oregon.
"A young purse snatcher seeks redemption a...
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beliefdocumentary posted:Please check out my brother's new film.
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Diving Into The Subject Pool
In this film psychological researchers and student participants in research discuss some of the benefits and challenges of having a "subject pool" ...
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Personal Training Promotional Video
If you haven't been getting the results you want or need that extra push, Personal Training at Stony Brook University might be just for you. Let ou...
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Questions Film Series Logo
These videos explore the interdependence of researchers and research participants and the challenges and rewards of their partnership in the scient...
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Diving Into The Subject Pool
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Belief Extras - How does it feel?: fitting in
The decision to leave Jehovah's Witnesses is TREMENDOUS - but only a FIRST step to a whole new life. To be healthy and happy a former Jehovah's Wi...
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Jehovah's Witnesses and Children
The dark side of a child being raised as a Jehovah's Witness
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Belief Extras: Persuasion
Since beginning this project in 2006 I have been fascinated with understanding the dynamics of persuasion, belief, and disenchantment as experience...
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@gorgobar Yes they are memories that seem so distant sometimes - but it was and IS so powerful. I worry a lot about the "sad silent majority" - who I call the "unseen voices" unable to make the impossible choice between love and identity.
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JAM UNIT NINE - "GREAT BIG WORLD"
JAM UNIT NINE playing "Great Big World" LIVE at City Alehouse in Danbury, CT 5.22.09. "It's a great big world, its gonna chew you up, it's gonna s...
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Belief Voices: Happiness
"My worst day since leaving Jehovah's Witnesses has been better than my best day as a Jehovah's Witness" is something I often say. This year my re...
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@mrgalleria I'm in the same situation you are - and feel the same!
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Belief: Episode 2 Trailer 1
In Episode 2 I will discuss how "control scriptures" and the the estate system of social stratification of Jehovah's Witnesses are an extremely pow...
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@Revolt1680 Sure thing!
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Ray LaMontagne- Empty (BBC FOUR Session)
Ray LaMontagne- Empty (BBC FOUR Session)
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Blanche the Jehovah's Witness
Blanche has some things to say about Satan.
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Cynthea - Wife of a Ministerial Servant
Cynthea discusses her unusual lunch with the Circuit Overseer.
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Belief: Episode 2 Trailer 2
In Episode 2 we will get to know Brenda Lee, who describes herself as a cult survivor and counter-cult educator, in depth. Brenda will talk about h...
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@Grrraig I agree she is!
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The Great Debate: JW's vs. Camping Followers
With all this rapture talk I was compelled to come out of hiding (sort of) and make a video about what would happen if a Jehovah's Witness debated ...
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Belief Extras - How does it feel?: shunning & dissuasion
'THEY WILL NEVER UNDERSTAND!'
'They will never understand' was the most common statement made in the interviews I conducted for "Belief." It is a ...
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@gorgobar I didn't make the connection with "Its A Wonderful Life" for many years. As soon as I saw "Truman" I made the connection - which initially scared me - but eventually saved me. When I was watching the footage of me again I was struck that I actually created this dialogue in my mind whe...
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Belief: Original Trailer
This is the first trailer I made for "Belief" when I began the project in December of 2006. I had no idea what I was doing - but the trailer came ...
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@Ribcagehacksaw Thanks so much!
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Bill Oreilly vs Stephen Hawking
Mr Oreilly put out this response to an emailer or somebody that asked about Stephen Hawking's position on the existence of God. Regardless on wheth...
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I went to a kingdom hall (Mirror).mp4
I think this is an excellent example of how a former Jehovah Witness is treated by the people who they knew and loved while growing up. When they ...
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About Belief: A Documentary
On this channel you can watch trailers and extras from "Belief." To see and download full episodes at no cost visit my website listed above. Or visit vimeo.com/augustone. Please feel free to post comments on the channel and/or video. This project however, is about understanding, healing, and moving on - not about debating. There are plenty of forums for that. That is why my settings are to approve comments before they are posted. Hope you enjoy and its helpful.
~Mani
On this channel you can watch trailers and extras from "Belief." To see and download full episodes at no cost visit my website listed above. Or visit vimeo.com/augustone. Please feel free to post comments on the channel and/or video. This proj...
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Dec 31, 2010About this user
My name is Mani GarcĂa. On May 28th 1973 my first life began. It ended abruptly on August 1st 2002 when I decided to leave the only life I had ever known -- my life as a Jehovah's Witness. When you are a Jehovah's Witness you are not merely a member of a religion -- it's your culture, your identity, your language -- all you are and all you know. And if you leave you leave you leave it all -- your culture, your identity, your language, your friends and family -- all you are and all you know.Facing the realities and challenges of my new life, I developed a fascination with the power of belief. I am captivated with how deeply what we believe works to shape our individual identities, our society, and our human experience as a whole. In 2006 I began a research film project originally entitled "Persuasion". Over the past four years this project has taken me on an incredible journey, led me to some amazing people, and transformed me in ways I could never have imagined. As a result the project also evolved into a documentary miniseries entitled "Belief."
On April 14th, 2010 at 4:30 PM, was the official premier of "Belief." Episode 1, entitled "Sacred Ground," was shown at the Humanities Institute at Stony Brook University in Stony Brook, NY. Episode 1 can be seen and downloaded at no cost on my website www.beliefdocumentary.com and will be available at no cost on DVD soon. I have begun work on Episode 2.
~ Mani
@missnrat2 Thank you for your comment! I hope that since you've left you've been able to live your life to the fullest!