CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Thurs. Oct. 30, 2008: The 30th anniversary of the Jonestown massacre in Guyana is set to be revisited with a documentary premiering on Sunday, November 9th at 9 p.m. EST.The documentary, titled `Witness to Jonestown,` will air on MSNBC and will take an insider's look at an unforgettable American tragedy. Co-produced with Peacock Productions, the two-hour documentary will be the first offering from MSNBC Films.
Through exclusive, rarely-seen footage that was shot inside the Peoples Temple on the eve and day of the disaster, the film will provide an intimate first-hand account of this unimaginable catastrophe, a press statement said.
In `Witness to Jonestown,` viewers will be introduced to many members and relatives affected by the massacre and see archival and present-day interviews with surviving and former Peoples Temple members, who will attempt to answer the questions of how and why 900 Americans would follow one man to their deaths.
Among them are: Stephan Jones, the son of the Peoples Temple leader, Reverend Jim Jones; Grace Stoen, whose attempts to reclaim her son from the Temple outraged Jones; Terri Buford, in her first in-depth television interview since she defected from the Temple's inner circle; and Tim Carter, who witnessed the deaths of his wife and child in Jonestown before he escaped through the South American jungle.
NBC News lost two of its own journalists at Jonestown. Their survivors and those of Congressman Leo Ryan will also be included. While NBC's own Fred Francis and The Washington Post's Charles Krause, who was wounded at the airstrip, provide chilling remembrances and insight as the first television and print journalists to arrive on scene and witness the horrific aftermath.
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