A re-cut of scenes from Burt Reynolds', er, incomparable 1978 vehicle "The End" with remixed and multi-phased recordings of various performances of rhythmic chants by Elizabeth Clare Prophet and her Montana-based Church Universal and Triumphant. Editing by Brandon Downing. Premiered at SpaceSpace in New York City on November 7, 2009. Thanks to ubu.com for source recordings.
CUT was a spin-off of the I AM cult, but I think the weird chanting was their own innovation, as was their fear of nuclear war (they built huge bunkers and prepared for a doomsday in the 1980s - when it didn't come the group nearly dissolved totally.) They are still around but nowhere nearly as insane as they were when Mrs. Prophet was their leader.
MrJohndoakes 5 months ago