'Going Clear' Trailer: Alex Gibney's Controversial Scientology Documentary

One of the hottest tickets at this year's Sundance Film Festival was the world premiere of Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief. It's the latest documentary from Oscar-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney and it follows men and women who left the controversial religion as they reveal their thoughts on how it works. There's dirt on John Travolta, Tom Cruise and tons of others. Peter reviewed the film at Sundance and now, ahead of its late March premiere on HBO, a Going Clear trailer is now online. Watch it below.

Thanks to Indiewire for the trailer.

Peter has his opinion on the film, which you can read here, and I mostly agree with. I came into the film as a pretty blank slate on scientology and after watching it, I now have a better understanding of what they're all about. But I still don't know everything. What I do know is that there are some very questionable practices happening behind the scenes and the film has some first hand accounts of it. It's very worth watching.

Going Clear:Scientology and the Prison of Belief, premieres on Sunday, March 29 at 8 p.m. Here's the official Sundance description:

Following Mea Maxima Culpa, his investigation into the Catholic Church, Academy Award-winner Alex Gibney turns his gaze to Scientology in Going Clear, based on the book of the same name by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Lawrence Wright.

Gibney profiles eight former members of the Church of Scientology, whose most prominent adherents include A-list Hollywood celebrities, shining a light on how the church cultivates true believers, including their experiences and what they are willing to do in the name of religion. The film covers a broad range of material from the church's origins—punctuated by an intimate portrait of founder L. Ron Hubbard—to present-day practices and alleged abuses as reported in the media.