Arts Section

 
 

pixelA number of artists, writers and filmmakers have, completed - or are still working on - many creative projects which consider the people of Peoples Temple and the events in Jonestown. The articles below describe those projects, introduce the creative forces behind them, and consider how they perceive their own work.

  1. People's Temple
    1. ""The People's Temple" Play Completes Bay Area, Alaska Runs; Moves to Minneapolis" by Leigh Fondakowski, playwright/director
    2. "Christine Miller: A Portrayal" by Margo Hall
    3. "People of Jonestown Find Voice on Stage" by Tim Carter
    4. "The People's Temple: A Review" by Laura Kohl
    5. "What Does The People's Temple Do For Our Understanding of the Real Thing?" by Garrett Lambrev
    6. "The People's Temple: The Audience As Participants" by Michael Bellefountaine
    7. "Not What It Seemed from the Outside" by Barbara Storms
    8. "Jonestown docudrama yields no easy answers" By Paul VanDeCarr
  2. Books and writing projects
    1. "Foreword to Edith Roller 1978 Journals" by Don Beck
    2. "Roller Journals Reveal Detailed, Dispassionate Look at Temple" by Michael Bellefountaine
    3. Dear People
    4. "Dear People Creates Bridge between Temple and Outside World" by John Moore
    5. "Voices of the Dead Haunt Pages of Dear People" by Kimberly Winston
    6. "Fade to White: Scott Saul Revisits Jonestown" This article was originally published in the Oct/Nov 2005 edition of BookForum Magazine (http://www.bookforum.com/) and is reprinted with permission.
    7. "Lavender Look Makes Final Call for Interviews" by Michael Bellefountaine
    8. "A Search for Post-Tragedy Experiences Begins" by Kimberly Winston
    9. "Fathom These Events: Jonestown, a Novel A writer's journal, excerpts" by Annie Dawid, Summer 2005
    10. "Opera and Novel Describe Jonestown Visionary Dream" by Susan Yankowitz
    11. "Life Goes On" by Jeff Brailey
    12. "Book Proposes to Engage Black American Voices" by Richard Lawrence
  3. Music, Film and Drama
    1. ""Jonestown": The Birth of A Song" by Ken Risling
    2. "Music Offers New Interpretation of Jim Jones" by Diego Harmon
    3. "PBS Documentary Issues Call for Additional Temple Interviews & Resources" by Kristin Lesko
    4. "Between the TV Screen and the Tragedy: a Memoir of Jonestown Research" by Robert P. Helms
    5. "Charles Garry Documentary Incorporates Jonestown Experience" by Hrag Yedalian
    6. "Drama of Fictional Jonestown Survivor Nears Completion" by Anna Wisniewski
    7. "After Jonestown" Production Closes

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