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The Way Down is an American documentary television miniseries directed and produced by Marina Zenovich.It follows Gwen Shamblin Lara, the founder of a diet program Weigh Down Workshop, and Remnant Fellowship, a new Christian group led by Shamblin Lara and located in Brentwood, Tennessee.
Gwendolyn Henley Shamblin Lara (February 18, 1955 – May 29, 2021) was the founder of the Remnant Fellowship Church, founder of the Christian diet program The Weigh Down Workshop, and an American author. She is the subject of the 2021 HBO Max docuseries, The Way Down: God, Greed, and the Cult of Gwen Shamblin.
Richard Roeper writing for the Chicago Sun-Times said "The series is fascinating in that aspect, of culling together so many common traits of these insane sociopaths" yet he was put off by its style, saying that "No subject matter should be off-limits to satire, but the juxtaposition between the upbeat, tongue-in-cheek narration ... and the straightforward documentary visuals comes across as ...
Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction… and more fun to watch, too. We’re living in a golden era of true crime documentaries, with the major streaming services all locked in an arms race to ...
Nothing makes me cry like a good documentary.There's a new one on Netflix, titled Daughters, that features a father-daughter dance between young girls and their incarcerated loved ones.The film ...
Director of new documentary on Gwen Shamblin Lara and Remnant Fellowship Marina Zenovich hopes HBO Max series will cause members to leave the church.
The Vow is an American true crime documentary series directed by Jehane Noujaim and Karim Amer that revolves around the cult NXIVM and its leader Keith Raniere. The NXIVM documentary series premiered on August 23, 2020, on HBO. [1] [2] In October 2020, the series was renewed for a second season, which premiered on October 17, 2022. [3] [4]
Jennifer Grey is nearly unrecognizable embodying Christian diet guru Gwen Shamblin Lara in a new Lifetime movie. The actor says her "outrageous" look is meant to send a sobering message about ...