Scientology filmography
Encyclopedia
This is an incomplete filmography of Scientology
and Scientology-related films, videos, and audiovisual materials produced within the Church of Scientology
and its related organizations.
Scientology
Scientology is a body of beliefs and related practices created by science fiction and fantasy author L. Ron Hubbard , starting in 1952, as a successor to his earlier self-help system, Dianetics...
and Scientology-related films, videos, and audiovisual materials produced within the Church of Scientology
Church of Scientology
The Church of Scientology is an organization devoted to the practice and the promotion of the Scientology belief system. The Church of Scientology International is the Church of Scientology's parent organization, and is responsible for the overall ecclesiastical management, dissemination and...
and its related organizations.
1981
- The Case He Couldn't Crack
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- 70-minute feature film directed by L. Ron Hubbard and starring Mary Jane Shippen, who also appeared in the Herschell Gordon LewisHerschell Gordon LewisHerschell Gordon Lewis is an American filmmaker, best known for creating the "splatter film" subgenre of horror...
film Miss Nymphet's Zap-In.
- 70-minute feature film directed by L. Ron Hubbard and starring Mary Jane Shippen, who also appeared in the Herschell Gordon Lewis
1987
- The Story of Book One
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- A highly dramatic retelling of how Hubbard developed Dianetics. The actor playing Hubbard never shows his face, filmed only with his back to the camera, and never speaks a word of dialogue. The tagline from the movie poster is "The psychiatrists tried to ignore it. The medicos tried to stop it. There was only one route left..."
1988
- The Married Couple
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- A marriage-counseling film shown in Scientology facilities. Created by Golden Era ProductionsGolden Era ProductionsGolden Era Productions is an organization operated by the Church of Scientology that produces promotional material for the Church's membership, as well as many of the restored lectures, E-meters, training films and other materials related to the works of church founder L...
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- A marriage-counseling film shown in Scientology facilities. Created by Golden Era Productions
1995
- Assists
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- A training film for Volunteer MinistersVolunteer MinistersThe Volunteer Minister program of the Church of Scientology dispatches groups of Scientologists using techniques developed by Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard...
on Scientology AssistsAssist (Scientology)In Scientology, the Assist is described as a "process which is done to alleviate a present time discomfort".Despite the use of assists to treat pain and injuries, the Scientology Handbook states:...
such as the Touch assistTouch assistIn Scientology, the Touch Assist is a procedure supposed to help heal illnesses or injuries. It is one of many such Assists.-Theory:Church of Scientology founder L...
. The film's tagline is "Would you know what to do?" It is unclear what the difference is between this film and the one of the same name released in 1989.
- A training film for Volunteer Ministers
1996
- OrientationOrientation (film)Orientation: A Scientology Information Film is a 1996 short film shown by the Church of Scientology to people before they attend their first Scientology service...
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- A 37-minute Orientation film created by Golden Era Productions and shown only in Scientology facilities. A confidentiality agreement must be signed before watching the film. http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~dst/Scientology/ReleaseForms/ The final scene includes the quote:
- "If you leave this room after seeing this film, and walk out and never mention Scientology again, you are perfectly free to do so. It would be stupid, but you can do it. You can also dive off a bridge or blow your brains out. That is your choice."
2005
- This is Scientology
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- A 48-minute DVD of a speech by David MiscavigeDavid MiscavigeDavid Miscavige is the leader of the Church of Scientology and affiliated organizations. His title is Chairman of the Board of Religious Technology Center , a corporation that controls the trademarked names and symbols of Dianetics and Scientology. Miscavige was an assistant to Hubbard while a...
at the 35th anniversary of the Church of Scientology Celebrity CentreCelebrity CentreCelebrity Centres are Church of Scientology facilities that are open to the public but serve mostly artists and celebrities and other "professionals, leaders and promising new-comers in the fields of the arts, sports, management and government", as "those are the people who are sculpting the...
International.- UNITED music videoMusic videoA music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
- UNITED music video
- Created by Taron LextonTaron LextonTaron Lexton is a South African-born film director.Lexton, a Scientologist, has been married to American actress Marisol Nichols since April 13, 2008. Their child, Rain India Lexton, was born September 30, 2008.-External links:*...
and the Church of Scientology International Human Rights Department.
- A 48-minute DVD of a speech by David Miscavige
2006
- Human Rights public service announcements
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- A series of thirty PSA television commercials, 30-second and 60-second. Released to the media in June 2006 and compiled to a DVD for general release in October 2006. youthforhumanrights.org, Youth for Human Rights InternationalYouth for Human Rights InternationalYouth for Human Rights International is a non-profit organization based at 1954 Hillhurst Ave. # 416 in Los Angeles, California. Founded and largely staffed and financed by Scientologists, its stated mission is "To teach youth around the globe about human rights, thus helping them to become...
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- A series of thirty PSA television commercials, 30-second and 60-second. Released to the media in June 2006 and compiled to a DVD for general release in October 2006. youthforhumanrights.org, Youth for Human Rights International
- The Way to Happiness promotional videos
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- A wide variety of promotional videos for the Scientology organization The Way to HappinessThe Way to HappinessThe Way to Happiness is a 1980 booklet written by Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard listing 21 moral precepts, and distributed by The Way to Happiness Foundation International, a Scientology-related non-profit organization founded in 1984....
are available as QuickTimeQuickTimeQuickTime is an extensible proprietary multimedia framework developed by Apple Inc., capable of handling various formats of digital video, picture, sound, panoramic images, and interactivity. The classic version of QuickTime is available for Windows XP and later, as well as Mac OS X Leopard and...
downloads on their own website. Includes television ads, news clips, and the "Way to Happiness Outdoors Club Video".
- A wide variety of promotional videos for the Scientology organization The Way to Happiness
2007
- The Golden Age of Knowledge for Eternity. Filmed 3 hour speech given by David Miscavige at the OT Summit 2007, introducing the new editions of the Scientology books and lectures.