2025 FESTIVALApril 2-12, 2025Lansing, MI

Holy Hell

MICHIGAN PREMIERE

*PLEASE NOTE: The theater at this venue is on the 2nd level (up one flight of stairs) and there is no elevator available.

Film
  • Holy Hell
  • Holy Hell
  • Holy Hell
  • A Passion of Gold and Fire

Holy Hell

Just out of college, Will Allen, a young idealist filmmaker, joined a secretive spiritualist community led by a charismatic guru. With his camera in hand, he documented 20 years of living inside a cult that changed how he would see the world forever. Allen recorded everything, offering us a juicy and unparalleled look into the extreme ideals and expectations that make up this community, born out of Los Angeles, the city of cults. From total devotion turned to paranoia, the cracks began to unfold as unexpected truths were revealed about the enlightened leader they built every fiber of their lives around.

For the first time, Allen turns the camera on himself and asks fellow ex-cult members to come to terms with their past and the unbelievable deceit they experienced. Holy Hell leaves us with many burning questions, but ultimately this one: What are we willing to believe to sustain our greatest happiness?

  • DIRECTOR
    Will Allen
  • YEAR
    2015
  • RUNTIME
    100 Minutes
  • LANGUAGE
    English
  • COUNTRY
    USA
Pre-Feature Short: A Michigan Frontrunner

A Passion of Gold and Fire

A beekeeper shares his worries about the future of his apiary school. A passion of gold and fire which definitely helps our environment to keep on living.
  • DIRECTOR
    Sébastien Pins
  • YEAR
    2104
  • RUNTIME
    6 Minutes
  • LANGUAGE
    French
  • COUNTRY
    Belgium
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