Witness Underground Podcast
Artists Escaping Cults - Podcast - Documentary - Series
Follow the Witness Underground Podcast as we dive in to stories of artists escaping cults from around the globe.
Build that ecclectic playlist with art from people who successfully navigated cult mind control. Created by the team who brought the award winning feature documentary by the same name, the director and featured artists interview fascinating artists, musicians, actors, directors, authors etc. who also left a cult. Through making our documentary, artists all over the world emerged with amazing music, art, and stories. Listen in and let us know what you think.
Film short synopsis:
Witness Underground is a feature documentary that reveals the insular DIY music community that emerged within a high-control cult. Music, fame, and success are typically forbidden in this faith, who instruct its members to “beware of independent thinking.”
The artists at the heart of the music scene have their faith tested in deeply personal ways. They battle for positive mental health and push the boundaries of their religion’s norms, where leaving means being banned from interacting with your entire family and social circle for life.
Although severely restricted, they create the record label Nuclear Gopher and produce over 30 albums of earnest and personal music that spans singer/songwriter, riot grrrl, psychedelic rock, pop, EDM, shoegaze, and post-rock. Carefully curated songs and live performances punctuate their stories of friendship, deep loss, and personal growth.
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Witness Underground Podcast
VFX Artist Klaas De Loose - Monster Match Studios (Belgium) Film Release Special
Youtube Version of this episode:
https://youtube.com/live/9_cib9UF8C8
Klaas De Loose with Monster Match Studios joined Witness Underground to bring it to the professional level that you see today.
Let’s dive into his music and illustrations!
Check out his work at
https://mnstrmtch.com
From Klaas:
"As a Jehovah's Witness, I used to be a people pleaser and that also reflected my work as a graphic designer. I arrived at a certain place in my life and I want to be completely myself when it comes to my art and music, that means becoming more confident. In my professional life that means that I try to accept only assignments that I personally like so that I can develop my personal style - which I do. In my spare and free time, I try to focus on becoming more of a performing musician with a high focus on ambience and visual style.
This of course was out of the question being a JW."
The band featured is Korinthians.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVNPRtJxBqs
Klaas's website:
https://www.ruzd.world
Klaas's Instagram account:
https://www.instagram.com/ruzd81
Klaas's YT channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@RuZd
2046 Music Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrKp_R9hIf8
Break Me Down Music Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7y-liGjDuxo
Patreon
https://www.patreon.com/ruzd
Thanx Amigo - This was great!
Btw: this is my linktree:
https://linktr.ee/ruzd
Witness Underground is the only film to humanize cult life & survival via self-expression.
Within the confines of an elusive cult, a vibrant alternative music community thrived, deprogramming themselves through art. Poignant live performances punctuate tragic losses to beautifully illuminate shunning by Jehovah's Witnesses. 🚀
We successfully hit our goal on Kickstarter to release Witness Underground thanks to your support and shares and the hard work of the artists behind the scenes like Klaas who elevated the quality of the film. His work helped us to get into 11 film festivals and to win Best Feature Documentary at GenreBlast Film Festival
Reach out directly XJWdoc@gmail.com
-Scott
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-Scott
