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ABOUT FILM
TRUTH BE TOLD is a feature length documentary that explores the lives of several individuals raised in the Jehovah’s Witnesses religion. The title of the film refers to the tendency by Jehovah’s Witnesses to regard their beliefs exclusively as ‘the truth’.
‘The documentary is not an indictment of religion but rather a retrospective. In a series of informal interviews, former Jehovah’s Witnesses discuss life experiences within the organization including the impact the religion had on their childhood and family, schooling, adolescence, and approaches to dating and marriage. The film also explores how being raised in that religion has shaped their spiritual beliefs and attitudes.’
Gregorio Smith is an independent filmmaker and writer. His work has been featured in the Parish Film Festival, Staten Island Film Festival, Anthology Film Archive, Dallas Video and Film Festival, Denver Underground Film Festival, Bowery Poetry Club and other forums. His work has also appeared in the New York Times.
He is a graduate of Baruch College and a member of the International Documentary Association.
Select Filmography:
Staten Island Catapult (2005)
Bootleg This Movie (2007)
SKIN:DEEP (2008)
Birds (2009)
SMITHKRAFT PRODUCTIONS, LLC an independent multimedia production company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Brooklyn, New York.
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Producing an independent film is expensive. From the drawing-board to the big-screen there are a host of creative and administrative expenses incurred. These costs are considerable but ultimately necessary to ensure the creative and editorial freedom that is characteristic of independent films yet rare for movies produced by major studios.
TRUTH BE TOLD is the first feature-length documentary from Smithkraft Productions, LLC – an independent multimedia company. Resources are needed to defray various production costs including (but not limited to) marketing, rights clearances, legal fees and insurance.Truth Be Told will also be submitted to a number of national/international film festivals. Funds are required to cover festival fees, formatting content to specific exhibition formats and other co-op fees (i.e. theater/projection equipment rental, paid advertising, and general publicity and promotion).
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OTHER WAYS YOU CAN HELP
If you cannot contribute financially, we hope to enlist your help to promote awareness of the documentary. Join our TRUTH BE TOLD page on Facebook (http://facebook.com/hereliesthetruth). Forward our url (www.hereliesthetruth.com) to family, friends, coworkers, and colleagues who are current or former Jehovah’s Witnesses. You can also forward our donation link to those with the means to contribute financially. We thank you in advance for your support!