About this project

From Stephan T. McGuire, the Associate Producer of Leonardo DiCaprio's "The 11th Hour"

A feature documentary for theatrical distribution, Losing My Religion will be a soul-searching, interview-style film, exploring the experiences and exoduses of fundamentalists as they leave behind their family, friends, their acquired interpretations of "God"—the only world they have ever known. We will examine how these transformations often give birth to some of our world's great activists.

A comprehensive and intelligent study is needed on the effects of extreme fundamentalism on the human psyche. There are currently millions of ex-cult and sect members around the world who struggle with adjustment to their new lives. Billions of other people find their life purpose's and identities almost solely through their religions, political persuasions, marriages and/or other relationships, their corporate careers, nationalism, the military, etc. Upon close examination, most of us are willing to throw out our own personal reasoning capabilities and deny our own personal experiences to be relieved of the oppressive burden of figuring out life ourselves. But what happens to those of us who break out of these paradigms? What do these metamorphoses look like?

Losing My Religion will be a compelling journey into the lives and dilemmas of current Jehovah’s Witnesses, Mormons, 7th Day Adventists, odd splinter groups and various sects, those who have become outcasts, and their transitions to social, political, economic and environmental activism. We will interview cult specialists and psychologists who focus on identity and life purpose. Already in pre-production, the dynamics of self realization is being revealed, making for a psychologically-fascinating study.

This initial funding will be used for pre-production planning, and toward initial production.

More info at our web site, http://losingmyreligionfilm.com/